Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has been started by the Central Government in the year 2014 to provide facilities to the women from the economic class of the country and rural areas to work in the kitchen. Under this scheme, gas connections are distributed absolutely free to women.
Since the initial year of the scheme, crores of eligible women in the country have been made beneficiaries. Such women who, despite being eligible, have not been able to get a gas connection in the last years or for some reason their applications have been rejected, are being made beneficiaries of the scheme this year.
Women deprived of PM Ujjwala scheme can apply for gas connection in any mode, online or offline and can get their gas connection within a maximum of 15 days.
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Let us tell you that under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, LPG gas connections are provided to women, so that women can now cook food easily without any hassle and can get rid of the problems of stove smoke.
To apply for free gas connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, today in this article we are going to tell both online and offline methods under which women will be able to apply as per their convenience.
Eligibility Criteria for Ujjwala Scheme
- Under the Ujjwala scheme, free gas connections are being given only to women of Indian origin.
- Women who are financially weak and have monthly income less than ₹ 10000 can apply for this.
- To apply for Ujjwala Yojana, the age limit should be 18 years or maximum 60 years.
- The woman may not have yet received the benefit of gas connection in the last few years.
Documents required for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
The following documents are required to apply for Ujjwala Yojana.-
- Aadhar card
- bank passbook
- identity card
- ration card
- income certificate
- Address proof
- composite id
- passport size photo
- Mobile number etc.
Subsidy in Prime Minister Ujjwala Scheme
The government has also implemented a subsidy scheme on these gas connections for those women for whom free gas connections are being given under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Under the subsidy, at the time of filling the gas connection, Rs 300 to Rs 400 of the fixed amount is transferred back to the account of the woman, so that she can get relief from the inflation of gas.
Objectives of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, work is being done on the following objectives.-
- To distribute gas cylinders free of cost to poor class women.
- To provide relief to women from the smoke of the stove and to provide them facilities for cooking.
- To protect women from serious diseases caused by smoke and to make them health conscious.
- To raise the status of women in the country and to provide them free government assistance.
Information about Prime Minister Ujjwala Scheme
Those women who have applied under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in the last months but have not received the gas cylinder yet, should go to their nearest gas agency and complain about this problem. After registering the complaint, gas cylinder will be made available to the applicant woman as soon as possible.
How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana?
- To apply for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, first of all you have to get the form of the scheme.
- This form can be downloaded from the official website and can also be obtained from the gas agency.
- Once the form is received, complete details will have to be filled in it and the woman’s documents will have to be added.
- After this, paste the passport size photo and submit it to such gas agency.
- The woman’s application and documents will be verified by the employee.
- In this way the application process in Ujjwala scheme can be successful.
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