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Uttar Pradesh offers Ujjwala LPG refill subsidies for Diwali
Uttar Pradesh is offering LPG refill subsidies to eligible families under the federal Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath handing beneficiaries subsidy cheques for Diwali.
The scheme provides cooking gas connections to low-income households, especially women, and aims to reduce reliance on smoky traditional stoves.
It was launched in 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, to help poor families access cleaner cooking fuel.
The subsidy is meant to ease the cost of refilling cylinders during the festival season.
The accounts give different figures for how many families will benefit: one says more than 1.89 crore, while another also cites more than 18.9 lakh.
The sources do not resolve that difference, and one account says the state has allocated 1,500 crore rupees for the package.
The announced support is part of the ongoing Ujjwala scheme, but no further timetable for payments is given.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced LPG refill subsidies for eligible households under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana around Diwali.
AajTak and India TV Hindi report that more than 1.89 crore eligible families are covered, while India TV Hindi also gives a conflicting figure of more than 18.9 lakh.
India TV Hindi says the state allocated 1,500 crore rupees for the subsidy package.
The stated aim is to ease cooking-fuel costs for poor and low-income families during the festival season.
Adityanath said the Ujjwala scheme provides clean cooking fuel and improves women’s health, convenience and dignity.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh government and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath; eligible Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana households.
- What
- Subsidies for LPG cylinder refills were announced, with beneficiaries receiving subsidy cheques.
- When
- Around Diwali; the articles were published on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To reduce cooking-fuel costs for poor and low-income families during the festival season.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, according to AajTak.
Reports said Yogi Adityanath announced Diwali-season LPG refill subsidies for eligible households in Uttar Pradesh.
- Scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Subsidy allocation
- 1,500 crore rupees, according to India TV Hindi
- Eligible households
- More than 1.89 crore, according to both reports; India TV Hindi also separately reports more than 18.9 lakh
- Scheme launch
- May 1, 2016, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
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