Fuel ministry targets 8 crore LPG connections

TURA: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is targeting the enrollment of 8 crore LPG customers all over the country, during its observation of ‘Ujjwala Diwas’ on April 20 as part of the ‘Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’.
Briefing The Shillong Times here at Hotel Polo Orchid in Tura on Friday, an official informed that by observing the day, the ministry through its PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) intends to promote the safe and sustained use of LPG through peer group interactions on a large scale amongst rural consumers. The ministry is expecting to achieve the set target of enrollment during the LPG Panchayat to be held as part of the occasion.
”Our target is to hold 15000 LPG Panchayats on the occasion of Ujjwala Diwas where, apart from sharing experience aims at safe and sustained usage of LPG, all our efforts will also be made to maximize customer enrollment. Each panchayat will be targeting the participation of 500 women with a goal of enrolling at least 100 new LPG beneficiaries,” the company official, Mukesh Kumar said.
It may be mentioned that an LPG panchayat is a community meeting to serve as a platform for LPG consumers to interact with each other, promote mutual learning and share their experiences. The LPG Panchayat will be organised all over the country, including the five districts of Garo Hills.