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New Delhi : Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) commenced w.e.f. May 1, 2016 to provide deposit free LPG connections to adult woman of poor households. The target of the same was achieved on September 7, 2019. Year-wise details of LPG connections released under the Scheme are as under:-
| Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| No. of connections released | 200.3 lakh | 155.7 lakh | 362.9 lakh | 82.64 lakh |
This information was given by the Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha on September 16, 2020, in a written reply, according to a PIB release.