Himachal Pradesh becomes the first state with 100 per cent LPG connections

The Himachal Pradesh government has announced that the state has become the first in the country where all households have liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas connections. Reportedly, as many as 136,000 families in the state had benefited under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. The state government had launched the Himachal Grihini Suvidha Yojana to cover the families who had not been covered under the central scheme. As many as 276,243 families were provided free gas connections under the state scheme.