Lucknow:, March 12 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said as the distribution of free gas cylinders under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana coincides with Holi and Ramzan, members of both the communities will benefit from this initiative.

He formally launched the scheme at the Lok Bhavan auditorium in Lucknow on Wednesday, distributing Rs.1,890 crore subsidy for gas cylinder refills to 1.86 crore eligible families in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.

The ministers in charge of various districts also joined the programme by video link.

Highlighting the transformation brought by the scheme, the chief minister said, "Once people had to pay bribes for gas connections, today 10 crore families across the cou...