Frequently Asked Questions and Answer
Q1. What is the full form of PMUP?
Ans: The full form of PMUP is Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan.
Q2. Who had launched the Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan?
Ans: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan on 1st May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
Q3. Who are the beneficiaries of Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan?
Ans:
- Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan is going to benefit all the women who belong to BPL.
- All SC/STs households
- Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(PMAY) (Gramin).
- Forest dwellers
- Recipients are registered in the SECC-2011 list.
- Beneficiaries of the Antyoday Anna Yojana
Q4. How much the amount the Central Government of India has to pay for every connection?
Ans: 80 million BPL homes would receive LPG connections under this program, along with the support of Rs. 1,600 per connection that will solely be given to female recipients. The plan would be implemented nationwide with a budget of Rs. 128 billion, and BPL families will be identified using information from SECC-2011.
Q5. What are the eligibility criteria for PMUP?
Ans:
- The applicant must be a woman who is at least 18 years old and an Indian citizen.
- The applicant must be from a BPL family.
- There shouldn’t be any LPG connections in the applicant’s home.
- The applicant cannot be a participant in any other similar government schemes.
Objective, Feature and Challenges of PMUY Plan
Prime Minister Ujjwala Plan is a plan of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to distribute LPG cylinders for the empowerment of women. Prior to discussing this issue, we must first examine the need of implementing this plan. The rural areas in India have little access to cooking gas (LPG) as they don’t have much economic support. The majority of middle-class and wealthy homes have LPG cylinder coverage, which has been concentrated in metropolitan and semi-urban regions. However, using fossil fuels in the villages for cooking has major health risks. Providing LPG connections to BPL families through PMUP guaranteed that cooking gas is available to everyone in the nation and it played a huge role in strengthening women and safeguarding their health.
Important Term:
- LPG Cylinders: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder is the finest way to cook food without any hassle. A cylinder filled with LPG gas has to connect with a burner for cooking purposes.