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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) - access to LPG for clean cooking
PMUY is a flagship program of the government of India launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to provide access to LPG as a clean cooking fuel for marginalized households, delivering subsidized connections in the name of women from below-poverty-line families.
illustrative atlas image · Mihailo Jovicevic / PexelsMOMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India (IOCL, BPCL, HPCL)
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01 The context
It seeks to reduce indoor air pollution from solid fuels. Evaluations report improvements in health and women's empowerment, but also barriers: sustained LPG use is limited to brief cooking and the cost of refills restricts continuous use.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
1 published document supports this project. No independent evaluation is in the atlas yet. Know of any? Contribute it.
The evidence 1 ›
EvidenceEmpowering rural Indian women by clean fuel initiatives: an impact assessment of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala YojanaCogent Social Sciences (Taylor & Francis), Vol. 10 Issue 1, art. 2428823 · 2024