In the fight against the corona virus, the central government has announced a relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to provide relief to the poor. Part of the relief package was that the central government would provide free LPG cylinders under the Ujjawala scheme. The benefit of this scheme of the government will be available only to those who are registered under this scheme. You now have only one month left to take advantage of this government scheme, as the scheme was for 3 months, which will expire at the end of June.

Get LPG cylinders for free under this special scheme of the government
To avail the benefit of this scheme, it is necessary to be registered in the celebrated scheme
The scheme will expire at the end of June
It is mandatory for the customer to have a mobile number registered to get the LPG cylinder. This means that only those beneficiaries whose mobile number is registered with the gas agency will get the benefit of the scheme. The government has also started supplying cylinders after making full preparations for the benefit of all under the scheme. For this the amount of cylinder will be credited to the account of the beneficiary first. He will then book the gas and pay the cash and take the cylinder.

How many cylinders will you get in a month

Under Ujjawala Yojana, 3 LPG cylinders of 14.2 kg will be provided under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. Only one cylinder will be provided free in 1 month. Those who have 5 kg cylinders will be given a total of 8 cylinders in 3 months. That is, a maximum of 3 cylinders a month will be free.

How to apply

Any woman from BPL family can apply for gas connection under PMUY. For this you have to fill up the KYC form and submit it to the nearest LPG Center. PMUY requires 2 page form, required documents, name, address, Jan Dhan Bank account number, Aadhaar number etc. for application. When applying, you also have to say whether you want to take a 14.2 kg cylinder or 5 kg. You can download the PMUY application form from the website of Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana. You can also get the application form from the nearest LPG center

What documents are required for PMUY?

BPL card authorized by the Panchayat Officer or the President of the Corporation
BPL Ration Card
Photo ID (Aadhar Card, Voter ID)
Passport size photo
Copy of ration card
Verification of self-declaration by gazetted officer
LIC policy, bank statement
Printout of your name in the BPL list