Petroleum Minister says LPG connections in country increased from 14.5 cr to 30.39 cr since 2014; Nine crore connections provided Under PM Ujjwala Yojana

India has increased the number of it's LPG connections from 14.5 crores to 30.39 crores since 2014. Under PM Ujjwala Yojana nine crore connections have been provided and additional 60 lakhs connections have been approved. This was stated by Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri while briefing media in New Delhi today about eight years achievements of the Narendra Modi government. He said, that the government is aiming to reach each household through gas pipeline connection in the upcoming years. He said, since 2014 the PNG connections have increased from over 24 lakh to 90.9 lakh. He added that the country has also increased the number of its CNG stations from 936 to over four thousand during the period.