Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, List, Gas Connection Status Check & Application

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in 2016 under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to provide LPG as cooking fuel to families living below the poverty line. A budget of ₹8,000 crore has been earmarked for the project from FY 2016-17 for the next 3 years and a target of 5 crore LPG connections has been set.

Many rural households still use firewood, coal, cow dung, etc. as cooking fuel, which is mainly harmful to the environment and also harmful to the health of the rural women users. Therefore, the Government of India has launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ to provide LPG as a clean pollution-free fuel to women, which has been specially commended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The target of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has been increased to provide 8 crore LPG connections to deprived households by March 2020, which has been achieved by September 2019.

In August 2021, the scheme was renamed Ujjwala 2.0 with a new lakh dimension and an additional 1.6 crore LPG connections to migrant families. This lakh level can be fulfilled in the month of December 2022 itself. Increases the budget by ₹6,100 crore for the financial year 2022-23 An allocation of ₹7,680 crore has been made in FY 2023-24.

What is Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana?

There are still many families in India who live below the poverty line and use mainly unclean fuel for cooking, which is highly polluting and harmful to the environment. As a result of this contaminated fuel, women, children and other family members of the user mainly suffer from respiratory diseases.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 5 lakh deaths are caused by unclean and harmful cooking fuels in India alone, and most of these premature deaths are due to heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. Smoke from these contaminated cooking fuels is also responsible for acute respiratory illnesses in young children. According to experts, cooking fuel pollution is equivalent to burning 400 cigarettes an hour.

Therefore, through this Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojana, the Government of India has taken a special initiative towards protecting health and environment and currently around 10 crore beneficiaries have taken the benefits of this Yojana.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Details

Brief description of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is given below:

Objectives of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

The following objectives have been achieved through this scheme:

Empowerment of women:

The scheme will benefit the women households the most, as they are the main cooks and are the most exposed to harmful pollution. By cooking on LPG they will get rid of this pollution and the cooking can be completed very quickly and as a result they can use that time to engage in some income generating activity.

Increasing health awareness:

Contaminated fuel can cause everything from respiratory problems to heart disease and even more serious health conditions such as lung cancer. In this scheme it has been possible to control the health problems due to pollution to a large extent through the supply of LPG.

Prevention of environmental pollution:

Harmful polluting fuel fumes are not only harmful to the household but also play a significant role in the pollution of the entire environment. The use of LPG has also directly helped those families in protecting the environment.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana facility

Now let’s see what benefits the Indian government is providing under this scheme:

• For LPG connection under PMUY, Government of India will pay ₹1,600/- in cash for 14.2 kg cylinder or ₹1,150/- in cash for 5 kg cylinder, subject to the following
• Cylinder Security Deposit – ₹1,250/- for 14.2 kg cylinder or ₹800/- for 5 kg cylinder.
• Pressure Regulator – Rs. ₹150/-
• LPG Hose – Rs.100/-
• Domestic Gas Consumer Card – Rs. ₹25/-
• Inspection / Installation / Demonstration Charges – Rs. ₹75/-
• All PMUY beneficiaries will be provided free of charge both first LPG refill and Unun/Chula (Hotplate) with deposit free connection by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).
• Besides, a subsidy of ₹300/- per cylinder will be provided for a total of 12 cylinder refilling in a year.

PMUY Eligibility Criteria

The following eligibility criteria are required for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana:

• Applicant must be 18 years of age.
• No other LPG connections in the same household.
• Female applicants should belong to any of the following categories.
• SC/ST families.
• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Grameen (PMAY-G)
• Most Backward Classes / Most Backward Classes (MBC)
• Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
• Current and former tea garden tribes
• Forest dweller family
• People who live on islands and river islands
• Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) List of Households
• Poor families as per 14-point declaration

Required documents of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

For PMUY you need the following documents:

• Aadhaar card of all adult family members
• Ration Card / Annexure 1 Filled Self-Declaration Form (For Migrant Applicants)
• Address Proof – Address proof document is required if Aadhaar address is different
• Passport size photograph
• Bank Account Number and IFSC

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Gas Application

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana application can be made from the official website or by filling the form by visiting any LPG outlet.

You can apply online from the official site of PMUY in the following ways:

• You need to visit the official site pmuy.gov.in.
• Click on ‘Apply for New Ujjwala 2.0 Connection’ from the above menu.



• After clicking on ‘Click Here’ above, a pop up message will appear, there you will see Indane Gas, ‘Bharatgas’ and ‘Hp Gas’ and you have to click on ‘Click here to apply’.



• If you want to buy Indane Gas, then after clicking first you have to register by clicking on ‘Register Now’. Your name and mobile number will be required for registration.



• After registration you need to login only then you will reach the home page of Indane Gas web portal. On the left side of the home page you will see the text LPG, click on it.



• On this page you will see ‘Apply For New Connection Submit KYC’, click there.



• After that check ‘General Scheme’ and ‘KYC’ and ‘Submit’.
• Then the complete form will open to you where you have to fill the complete form in four steps ‘Personal Details’, ‘Required Documents’, ‘Other Details’ and ‘Declaration’.



• After completing all the form filling you will get ‘Confirmation’ message that ‘KYC is Submitted Successfully’. Then you need to login and check the status.



• Then by logging in you can check the status and you will see ‘Submitted to Distributor’ check which means your application has been submitted to the gas distributor.



• If you check again after some time you will see ‘Ready for LPG Connection’ also showing check which means your gas connection is approved. You will receive a call from the distributor on your given mobile number. Otherwise, if no call comes within 15 days of application or ‘Ready for LPG Connection’ check is not shown, then go to the distributor’s outlet with the printout of the application form and KYC document and submit it, your gas connection will be done soon.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Form PDF

You can also apply for PMUY by submitting the form offline. For that you can collect the form from any LPG distributor center nearby.

Remember that you have to fill 2 forms, KYC Form and Supplementary.

You can also download and print both forms by clicking on the links below:

• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Form PDF
• Supplementary Form PDF

All necessary documents mentioned above should be attached with the form and submitted to the distributor center.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana List

If you have applied under PMUY and your name is in the beneficiary list then you can rest assured that you will get completely free gas connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana i.e. one cylinder, gas heater, gas pipe and regulator and ₹300/- per cylinder per month. You will also get cash subsidy so it is very important to check the beneficiary list.

You can check Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana list in the following ways:

• You have to first go to PMUY’s portal and go to the distributor’s portal by clicking on ‘Click here to apply’ next to your gas distributor from the online application.



• Then go to the home page of the portal or click on ‘Ujjwala Beneficiary’ from the top menu. You can click Bharatgas Ujjwala Beneficiary or HP Ujjwala Beneficiary to go directly to the beneficiary page.



• Then after selecting ‘State’ and ‘District’ and filling captcha and submit you will see the complete list.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Check Status

After applying in PMUY it is very important to check your status because only then you will know about the status of your application.

You can check the status of PMUY in the following ways:

• You can click on ‘Apply for New Ujjwala 2.0 Connection’ from the PMUY portal, click on ‘Click here to apply’ next to the distributor and then click on ‘Check Status’ after visiting the distributor’s portal, or search Google for ‘Check Registration’ Status Indane / Bharatgas / HPGas’.
• Indane, Bharatgas, HPGas can click to go directly to distributor portal to check status.
• You can see the status by entering the ‘Service Request Number’ / ‘Request ID’ or ‘Reference No’ and filling the captcha with ‘Date of Birth’ and clicking on ‘Check Status’ on the status page.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana related Queries (FAQs):