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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced that beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme will be given a free LPG cylinder as a "Diwali gift". He said that the government's decision would benefit about 1.75 crore families in the state. The Chief Minister made this announcement during an event in Bulandshahr, where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs 632 crore.
Later in the day, Adityanath also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 132 projects worth Rs 136 crore in Hapur district, where he was joined by state BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary, Union minister Kaushal Kishore, UP Social Welfare Minister Asim Arun and others.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a gift to every family through the Ujjwala scheme and reduced cylinder prices by Rs 300, Adityanath said, referring to the Centre's recent announcement of increasing the subsidy on LPG connections under the scheme.
“Now we have also decided that every beneficiary of the Ujjwala scheme will be given one LPG cylinder free of cost as a Diwali gift,” the Chief Minister said in Bulandshahr. Adityanath said getting LPG gas connections was an uphill task before the BJP government came to power at the Center in 2014.
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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a Central Government initiative that provides financial assistance to BPL (Below Poverty Line) families for LPG connections.
Highlighting other BJP schemes, the Chief Minister said that 55 lakh women have become homeowners under the PM Awas Yojana in UP, while 2.75 lakh toilets have been built in the state under the 'Swachh Bharat' initiative.
“In the last nine years, we all have seen a new India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This new India is prosperous, powerful, and self-reliant.” Adityanath said the new India after 2014 has benefited all sections of people and citizens, including the youth and women of the country.
"The 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign has now reached a point where Parul Chaudhary (women's 5000m) and Annu Rani (javelin throw) are winning gold medals in the Asian Games," he said, adding that both The prestige of the country has increased.
The Chief Minister said- “Both will be appointed Deputy SPs… Gold medal winners (in this year's Asian Games) will be given Rs 3 crore, silver winners Rs 1.5 crore, and bronze medal winners Rs 75 lakh by the state government. A felicitation ceremony will be organized for him soon. We will also give them government jobs.”
Adityanath also praised the Prime Minister for launching campaigns like 'Khelo India' and 'Fit India' which have resulted in players bringing glory to the country in international events. At the Bulandshahr event, Adityanath was joined by Union Minister VK Singh, UP government minister in-charge of the district Arun Saxena, Lok Sabha MP Bhola Singh, and Rajya Sabha MP Surendra Nagar, among others.
