Check complete pmuy scheme details to apply for deposit-free LPG gas connections for eligible households. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) provides clean cooking fuel solutions to adult women from low-income families across India to replace traditional biomass cooking methods.
What is PMUY Scheme?
Launched by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women and children by providing deposit-free LPG connections. The scheme is executed through public-sector oil marketing companies including Indian Oil (Indane), Bharat Petroleum (Bharat Gas), and Hindustan Petroleum (HP Gas).
Important Information
Eligibility & Benefits
- Eligibility
- An adult woman (18 years or above) from a poor household, with no existing LPG connection from any oil marketing company in the same household, based on a self-declaration of family composition and deprivation.
- Benefits
- A free, deposit-free LPG gas connection in the woman applicant's name; the Ujjwala 2.0 expansion also accepts self-declaration for address and family details from migrants without formal address proof.
- Required documents
- Identity and address proof (or a self-declaration under Ujjwala 2.0 for migrants without standard address proof), and a deprivation/eligibility declaration.
How to Apply
- Application process
- Apply online through the official PMUY portal or in person at the nearest LPG distributor of Indane, Bharat Gas, or HP Gas.
Official Source
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Source: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Last verified: 2026-09-06
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