<span style="color: #222222;">India has increased the number of it's LPG connections from 14.5 crores to 30.39 crores since 2014. Under PM Ujjwala Yojana nine crore connections have been provided and additional 60 lakhs connections have been approved.<br />''<br />''This was stated by Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri while briefing media in New Delhi today about eight years achievements of the Narendra Modi government.<br />''<br />''He said, that the government is aiming to reach each household through gas pipeline connection in the upcoming years. He said, since 2014 the PNG connections have increased from over 24 lakh to 90.9 lakh. He added that the country has also increased the number of its CNG stations from 936 to over four thousand during the period.<br />''<br />''On ethanol blending, the Minister informed that upto 2014 the country had 1.5 percent ethanol blending while after 2014 it has now gone upto 9.98 percent.<br />''<br />''He said the center has set a target to achieve 20 percent ethanol blending by 2025. Since, 2014, India has increased the number of its bottling plants from 187 to 202. Replying to a media query, Mr Puri said there is no shortage of energy in the country.</span><br />