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Government-run oil marketing companies temporarily halted further release of new connections after meeting the target of 1.5 crore LPG connections under PMUJ in its first year -- but grant of new connections will be resumed soon, a senior official said on Wednesday. "The target of distributing 1.5 crore connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has been achieved in only eight months across the country," Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Executive Director (West Bengal State Office), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Marketing Division, said. "We have put a temporary halt to release of new connections though we are collecting know-your-customer details, verifying documents and continui......