Cabinet approves 75L deposit-free LPG connections

New Delhi, September 13 The Union Cabinet today approved additional 75 lakh deposit-free LPG connections under the Ujjwala Yojana and also decided to expand e-court facility across the country. “We will provide 75 lakh more LPG connections free of cost....

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 11:13 AM Sep 14, 2023 IST

New Delhi, September 13

The Union Cabinet today approved additional 75 lakh deposit-free LPG connections under the Ujjwala Yojana and also decided to expand e-court facility across the country.

“We will provide 75 lakh more LPG connections free of cost. The scheme will cost Rs 1,650 crore,” said Union Minister Anurag Thakur. He said a cooking stove and the first LPG cylinder refill would be provided free too.

Thakur said the Cabinet had also approved the third phase of the e-courts project, which would cost Rs 7,210 crore. It entails making all courts paperless over the next four years.