Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will provide free LPG connections to Women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) Households - targeting 1.5 crore BPL households in 2016-17.

49%

households in India rely on Fire-wood and only 28.5% on LPG/PNG for cooking

4,88,200 deaths

in India per year due to indoor smoke from unclean cooking fuels (WHO estimate)

11.4%

households in rural areas use LPG for cooking, less than half the national average