Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched on May 1, 2016, with a target to give 5 crore connections by March 2019

Three state-run oil marketing companies are setting up 60 LPG bottling plants under the public-private-partnership mode across the country to meet the increased cooking gas demand

MP CM Kamal Nath gives nod to farmer loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakhHours after taking charge on Monday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath cleared a proposal for waiving farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh, fulfilling a promise made by the Congress ahead of the Assembly polls that are widely believed to have tilted the scales its favour. Congress president Rahul Gandhi had promised a farm loan waiver within 10 days of his party coming to power in the state, where it ended the 15-year-long BJP rule....

The government extended Ujjwala Yojana of providing free LPG connections to all poor households