Summary
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, the government has distributed around 6.8 crore free LPG cylinders to the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) so far, said an official release on Thursday (21 May).
“As part of the economic response to COVID-19, the Government of India has launched a pro-poor scheme “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package” (PMGKP),” the Ministry of Petroleum And Natural Gas said in the release.
“Under this scheme, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is providing free of cost LPG cylinders to over 8 crore PMUY beneficiaries for 3 months w.e.f 1.4.20,” it added.
The ministry......