Over 1.5 crore free LPG cylinders given to poor: Pradhan

Over 1.5 crore free cooking gas (LPG) cylinders have been distributed in the last two weeks as part of the government’s stimulus aimed at helping poor tide over hardships of lockdown, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), several relief measures have been announced by the central government for the welfare of poor, one of them being providing three LPG cylinders (14.2 kg) free to over 8 crore beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) between April and June.