Jammu, Aug 11: Former
Deputy Chief Minister and MLA Gandhi Nagar, Kavinder Gupta along with Former
Cabinet Minister and MLA Vijaypur Chander Prakash Ganga and Former MLA Bishnah,
Ashwani Sharma, distributed LPG connections to beneficiaries under Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) at Bari Brahamana area here today.
As many as 210 LPG connections with other related accessories were
handed over to the beneficiaries from rural belt Bari Brahamana and Bishnah
area.
Reiterating the commitment to work for public welfare, Gupta said,
the central government has envisaged this scheme to provide women with a safe
and clean provision of fuel for cooking. More than 5 lac households of state
have been benefited under the scheme, he added.
Kavinder Gupta said that J&K is fully implementing Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme in letter and spirit “with an aim to make
every household smokeless”. “It is a major step to reduce indoor air pollution
and a very positive step towards sustainable development as it not only reduces
the burden on forests but also ensures Right to life for women”, he added.
Applauding the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his keen interest
in the development of the state, Kavinder Gupta said that GOI has been
providing liberal funding to the state so that various development projects
underway were completed in a time bound manner.
He also made people aware about the benefits of other centrally
sponsored schemes and urged them to come forward and to avail the benefits from
these schemes for improving their socio-economic condition. Furthermore, he
appealed to people who can afford the non-subsidized cylinder to voluntarily
give up their subsidy as more people belonging to BPL category can be benefited
under the scheme. Gupta appreciated Nitish Gupta, dealer of the HP for his
active role for reaching the needy persons.
Former cabinet minister and MLA Vijaypur, Chander Prakash Ganga
while addressing the Gathering said that people were deprived of LPG as cooking
fuel prior to the installation of BJP led government at the centre and have
relied on firewood, coal, dung etc that adversely affected the health of women
and children causing severe respiratory diseases.
Ashwani Sharma former MLA from Bishnah also addressed the
gathering. In his address Sharma said that M/S Ritu Gas Agency has done a
commendable job by awaking people of the area and has distributed more than
2000 LPG scheme under PMUY. He requested the beneficiaries to reach out the
eligible persons of the area who can be provided the LPG connection under the
scheme.
Prominent among those who were present were Ankush Gupta, Nitish
Gupta, Nayan Gupta, KulbirCharak and Perminder Singh among others.
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