... and 37 benefited in Pantwadi

Tribune News Service

Mussoorie, November 27

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, distributed domestic gas connections to 37 women belonging to BPL families under the Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana at a function at Pantwadi in Jaunpur development block of Tehri Garhwal today.

Earlier, BJP workers welcomed the minister and Uttarakhand BJP in-charge Shyam Jaju with the beating of traditional drums.

Pradhan said the Modi government was for the poor, women and all the marginalised section of society including the hardworking people from hills. “The Central Government thought of introducing such a scheme to decrease the suffering of women,” he said.

State BJP in-charge Shyam Jaju said it was the BJP that had paid attention towards the woes of women in hills who had to spend time in front of smoke-emitting chulhas. Around 63,000 LPG connections have been distributed in Uttarkahand, he said.

He said the Centre’s move to demonetise the currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 had given sleepless nights to hoarders of black money, while honest people were happy.

Bharat petroleum MD Shrikant Wadekar, senior BJP leaders Dhan Singh Rawat, former Cabinet minister Khajan Das among others were present on the occasion.