Lucknow, Nov 03 (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath has emphasized the state's implementation of the Pradhan Mantri

Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), which includes a Rs. 1,500 crore subsidy package for

free LPG cylinder refills for nearly 1.89 million eligible families. The state

government allocated Rs. 1,500 crore to provide free LPG refills, relieving

financial pressures on women and low-income households and reaching more than

1.89 crore families in Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi contrasted the

current administration's welfare approach with previous governance, stating

that the double-engine government prioritizes public health, women's dignity,

and clean cooking fuel over dynastic politics.

This effort specifically targets Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala

Yojana recipients throughout the state, guaranteeing that disadvantaged

households do not have to return to conventional, smoke-emitting cooking

stoves. The financial push is especially designed to balance household budgets

during the high-cost holiday season, delivering immediate economic support to

rural and low-income women. The Chief Minister highlighted that the fundamental

goal of this distribution is to guarantee that economic restraints do not

dampen the spirit of the celebration, and that the light of convenience reaches

every poor home in Uttar Pradesh.

In a post on X, he stated, “When the government's priority

is its own family, the suffering of poor families becomes obscured by the

policies of the administration. In the previous government in Uttar Pradesh,

the situation was the same. Amid the politics of familism, millions of mothers

and sisters were compelled to spend their lives in kitchens filled with smoke. Under

the illustrious guidance of the Honorable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji,

the double-engine government has prioritized public welfare over familism.

Through the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, clean fuel has been delivered to the

kitchens of poor families, providing the maternal strength with the support of

health, convenience, and dignity.”

“On the auspicious occasion of the holy festival of Diwali,

in Lucknow, a sum of Rs. 1,500 crore will today distribute subsidies for LPG

cylinder refills to more than 1.89 crore eligible families in the state. Our

commitment is clear. No poor family should again be compelled to return to

smoke-filled chulhas due to economic hardship. May the joys of Diwali

illuminate every home and the light of convenience shine in every kitchen. Heartfelt

thanks to Prime Minister ji for bolstering the happiness of maternal strength

and deprived families, and advance Diwali greetings to all mothers and sisters,”

he added.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi