(ET)
In a bid to promote Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced free gas connections for Dalits and every other backward class in Bihar.
“We will provide free LPG to all Dalits and backward caste families under our scheme, Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana,” Pradhan told the media. Under PMUY, the gas connections cost Rs 3,200 per connection, out of which half the cost is borne by the government, the rest is paid in installments.
The Minister in his speech said that previously, the beneficiaries, who paid through installments never received the subsidies back in their bank account. He said that, “in the first six refills there will not be any subsidy cut but instead would be deposited in the bank accounts.”
