New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas has announced to provided 2.5 million additional cooking gas connections to poor households in FY26 under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) with an outlay of Rs.676 crore.

With this expansion, the total number of free LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections under the scheme will reach 105.8 million. The Centre has approved an expenditure of Rs.676 crore for the release of these connections, including Rs.512.5 crore for providing 25 lakh deposit-free connections at the rate of Rs.2,050 per connection. It will provide Rs.160 crore for targeted subsidy of Rs.300 per 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder, for up to nine refills per year, and Rs.3.5 crore towards project ...