A large number of them are so poor that they cannot afford to buy liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder refills. The PMUY scheme was aimed at achieving a shift from polluting to cleaner methods of cooking. It has overshot its target of giving 80 million free LPG connections. The data also shows that in the last four years, PMUY connections account for 71% of growth in total domestic LPG connections in the country. (See Chart 1)Also read: Prime Minister Modi’s LPG scheme for poor running out of gasThis success however has not helped the PMUY achieve its stated goal.

Source: Hindustan Times August 25, 2020 00:23 UTC