(GK)
Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta today distributed free gas connections to BPL female beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) here at Bawe (Bahu Fort).
Speaking on the occasion, the Speaker said that the government has already distributed 2500 connections in Gandhi Nagar. He said that the launch of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is a major initiative taken to improve the living standard of Below Poverty Line (BPL) families by empowering the female folk.
He said that this scheme will protect the health of women and children by reducing the serious respiratory diseases caused by the smoke of fire wood, while cooking and will also help to decline the death rate in the country due to unclean cooking fuel. He issued instructions to concerned authorities to ensure that the benefit of the scheme reaches to the deserving people at the grassroots level.
