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Panchkula 10th May:-Under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri UjjwalYojna (PMUY) which was kicked off by Prime Minister Narender Modi onMay 1, 2016 from Baliya (Uttar Pradesh), lakhs of domestic gasconnections have been distributed across the country to women folks. This project is still in continuation to empower women for the use of cooking gas instead of traditional form of fuel. This information wasrevealed by District Nodel Officer, Bhuvan Sood during a pressconference held today at Panchkula.
Bhuvan Sood said further that under this project, the beneficiaries are the women, who are above than 18 years old andshould have ceiling and kitchen are strong enough or made of slabs etcto avoid any form of accident. Women living in slums are not coveredunder this project as these conditions are more prone to suchaccidents. He added that around 5000 families will be covered in this project fromPanchkula in which 1321 families are already enjoying this privilege.
A connection worth Rs 1600 is given to beneficiary and after the useof eight cylinders they are subject to the subsidy. The women enlistedby the ministry of petroleum can avail this facility.