How to Apply for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 Online

In May 2016, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG), introduced the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ (PMUY) as a flagship scheme with an objective to make clean cooking fuel such as LPG available to the rural and deprived households which were otherwise using traditional cooking fuels such as firewood, coal, cow-dung cakes etc. Usage of traditional cooking fuels had detrimental impacts on the health of rural women as well as on the environment.

Eligibility criteria to avail connection under Ujjwala 2.0

1. Applicant ( woman only) must have attained 18 years of age.
2. There should not be any other LPG connection from any OMC in the same household.
3. Adult woman belonging to any of the following categories – SC, ST, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), Most Backward Classes (MBC), Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Tea and Ex- Tea Garden tribes, Forest Dwellers, People residing in Islands and River Islands, enlisted under SECC Households (AHL TIN) or any Poor Household as per 14-point declaration.

Documents required

1. Know Your Customer(KYC)
2. Aadhaar Card of applicant as Proof of Identity and Proof of Address in case applicant is residing at the same address as mentioned in Aadhaar (not mandatory for Assam and Meghalaya).
3. Ration Card issued by the State from which application is being made/ other State Govt. document certifying family composition/ Self-Declaration as per Annexure I (for migrant applicants)
4. Aadhaar of beneficiary and adult family members appearing in document at Sl. 3.
5. Bank Account Number and IFSC
6. Supplementary KYC to support status of the family.

Applicants may apply to any distributor of her choice either by submitting application at the distributor or by submitting a request through Online Portal.

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