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Centre to distribute 2.5 million free LPG connections under Ujjwala Yojana soon
The Political and Business Daily
|September 23, 2025
THE Centre will provide 2.5 million free LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) during the festival of Navratri, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Monday.
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With this addition, the total number of Ujjwala beneficiaries will rise to 106 million families across the country. The Minister said that the government will spend Rs 2,050 on each connection, which will cover a free LPG cylinder, gas stove, regulator, and other related equipment.
This story is from the September 23, 2025 edition of The Political and Business Daily.
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