In the rural areas of the district, approximately 56,000 poor families received cooking gas connections in 2019-20 under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PM-Ujjwala Yojana). The scheme aims to provide women with access to clean fuel and provide relief from smoke from wood and other traditional fuels. Despite this, more than 3,000 women in rural areas are now forced to cook on wood stoves instead of regularly using gas cylinders. According to r…
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In the rural areas of the district, approximately 56,000 poor families received cooking gas connections in 2019-20 under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PM-Ujjwala Yojana). The scheme aims to provide women with access to clean fuel and provide relief from smoke from wood and other traditional fuels. Despite this, more than 3,000 women in rural areas are now forced to cook on wood stoves instead of regularly using gas cylinders. According to r…