Petroleum Minister inaugurates City Gas Distribution Project in Allahabad

By Sarkaritel December 22, 2016 07:32

Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, today inaugurated the first CNG Station of Allahabad at Meera Fuel Station, Civil Lines, and also released the first PNG connection of the city at Trivenipuram in the gracious presence of Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, Hon’ble Member of Parliament & President of UP BJP; Shri Shyama Charan Gupta, Hon’ble MP; Shri Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Hon’ble MP; and a host of dignitaries from all walks of life.

During the function, LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) were also released to women from below poverty line families. The scheme envisages release of free LPG connections to 5 crore below poverty line (BPL) homes across the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Hon’ble Minister said the PMUY scheme was launched on 1 May 2016 and 42 lakh connections have already been released in Uttar Pradesh under the scheme. On an all-India basis, the figure has crossed 1.2 crores. He added that in addition to social inclusion, PMUY scheme is also preventing many smoke-related diseases among the poor women and their families.

Shri Pradhan said that Allahabad is a great symbol of spirituality, education and culture and reiterated his Ministry’s commitment for its comprehensive development. During the function, the Petroleum Minister also gifted two mobile toilets for the Sangam area of the city. He said that more toilets will be provided in future.