Which of the following Indian states became the 1st state in the country to have 100% LPG coverage due to the implementation of Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana?
Himachal Pradesh became the 1st state in the country to have 100% LPG coverage due to the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
On December 27, when the state government completed two years, it declared that Himachal Pradesh had become the first state in the country to have“100% LPG gas coverage”.
There’s not a single home in the state now where firewood has to be burnt for cooking.
Till December 27, 2019, the department issued around 2.64 lakh such kits around the state which has a total population of 68.64 lakh (Census 2011).
Following the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the state government launched its own Himachal Grihini Suvidha Yojana in May 2018 to cover the remaining households.