Ujjwala Plus scheme
(a) whether the public sector Oil Marketing Companies are in the process of floating a not-for-profit organisation to administer Government''s Ujjwala Plus scheme aimed to provide free LPG to those Below Poverty Line, left out in the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census;
(b) whether donations to Ujjwala Plus scheme by individuals and institutions will be eligible for tax deduction under section 80G of the IT Act; and
(c) whether unlike the PMUY, the Ujjwala Plus beneficiaries will have to pay for the LPG stove and refill?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3155
ANSWERED ON-29.03.2017
Ujjwala Plus scheme
3155 . Smt. Wansuk Syiem
(a) whether the public sector Oil Marketing Companies are in the process of floating a not-for-profit organisation to administer Government''s Ujjwala Plus scheme aimed to provide free LPG to those Below Poverty Line, left out in the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census;
(b) whether donations to Ujjwala Plus scheme by individuals and institutions will be eligible for tax deduction under section 80G of the IT Act; and
(c) whether unlike the PMUY, the Ujjwala Plus beneficiaries will have to pay for the LPG stove and refill?
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ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) to (c) Requests have been received from individuals/organisations expressing their willingness to sponsor LPG connections to such families who are not having LPG connections and those who could not be covered under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are formulating detailed modalities to give effect to the intended objectives.
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Source: Rajyasabha
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