New DelhiUjjwala-Textual and Demographic De-duplication

India is widely touted as an emerging economic power, but nearly half of the country still cooks with firewood. According to 2011 census, only 28.5% of the 1.3 billion population across India uses LPG/ PNG for cooking. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims at providing 5 crore free LPG connections in 3 financial years (2016-19) to the women belonging to below poverty line (BPL) [as per the Socio Economic Caste Census data] across the country.