20 Varsh Utkarsh: After Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, mother no longer `cries` while cooking

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched on 1 May 2016 by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. A budgetary allocation of ₹80 billion was made for the scheme.