Modi launches phase-II of Ujjwala gas connection scheme for the poor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the second phase of the Ujjwala gas connection scheme for the poor and said it would provide the biggest relief to lakhs of migrant worker families in the country. Under Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana), migrant workers would no longer have to struggle to get address proof documents to get the gas connections, Mr. Modi said. Now migrant workers would only be required to submit a self-declaration of their residential address to get the gas connection, he added. Interacts with beneficiariesMr. Modi interacted with women beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme from Uttarakhand, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Uttar Pradesh.

Source: The Hindu August 10, 2021 12:54 UTC