March 12, 2016 8:09 PM

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State govt's list to get top priority for implementation of Ujjwala Scheme

Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said in Bhubaneswar that the list prepared by concerned State for implementation of the Ujjwala Scheme will be given top priority. <br/>He said though the Centre has lists of BPL families of all States, but before implementing the Ujjwala Scheme, each State will be asked for an updated BPL list. <br/><br/>According to 2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census, Odisha has 58 lakh families under the category of Deprived section. <br/><br/>In the current budget, the Centre has earmarked 8,000 crore rupees for LPG connections to BPL households. <br/>The Scheme provides a financial support of 1,600 rupees for LPG connection to each BPL household.<br/><br/><br/>

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