National Policy to speed up Gas Infrastructure

A “high-level committee” has been set up by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory board (PNGRB) to frame national policy on city gas distribution. The intention of the policy is to speed up development of infrastructure of piped natural gas. Highlights The committee formed will perform a detailed review of the issues in the development ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Topics: Compressed natural gas • Cooking Gas • LPG • LPG Connections • LPG Reforms • LPG Scheme

Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries register refill rate of 80%

The Ujjwala Yojana was first of its kind welfare scheme initiated by the Ministry of Petroleum. But the viability of the scheme was questioned citing that there would not be refills from the beneficiaries of the scheme. The current data from the Ministry of Petroleum has put the refill rate at 80%. Refilling of cylinders ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: cylinder refill • LPG Connections • Ujjwala Yojana

IIT Kharagpur researchers devise decision support system (DCS) to help maximise LPG connections in BPL households

Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have devised decision support system (DCS) to help maximise LPG connections in BPL (below poverty line) households under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. It is a first of its kind for analysis of national level energy policy. This kind of DSS can be developed for various central and state level policies for ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: BPL • Decision support system • IIT Kharagpur • LPG Connections • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana • Science and Technology

CCEA approves enhancement of target under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved to enhance target base of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) from 5 crore to 8 crore. The revised target of PMUY will be achieved by 2020 with an additional allocation of Rs. 4,800 crore. The decision comes in the wake of huge response to PMUY from ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018

Topics: Cabinet Decisions • CCEA • LPG Connections • National • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Government launches Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched country-wide Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat scheme to distribute LPG connections among rural areas where conventional fuel is used for domestic purposes. The scheme was launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Mota Ishanpur village in Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. It is backup scheme ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

Topics: Government Scheme • Gujarat • LPG Connections • National • Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana