New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday distributed free gas connections to eligible women under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at an event organised at Thyagaraj Stadium. A total of 5,100 eligible women were provided with LPG cylinders along with the complete Ujjwala kit.
Gupta said the state government's initiative marks a step towards women's empowerment, health security and environmental protection.
In her address on the occasion, the CM said the scheme is not limited to providing gas connections alone, and rather it is a powerful campaign that brings the light of dignity, health and cleanliness into the lives so many women.
Gupta noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the schem...