Growth in per capita consumption under PMUY rises to 3.71 in FY22-23

Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the growth in per capita consumption increased from 3.01 to 3.71 in FY 2022-23, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a press release.

During FY 2020-21, when the world was hit by Covid-19, the government had announced plans to provide three free refills to each PMUY household. During the running of the scheme, a total of 141.7 million refills were given free of cost to PMUY beneficiaries.

While the PMUY has successfully helped millions of poor households in their first step towards a healthy pollution-free life by providing them with a free LPG connection,