Ujjwala Diwas

ITANAGAR, Apr 18: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) will celebrate 20 April as the Ujjwala Diwas, as a part of the “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan”.
By creating a special observation day, the MoPNG through its PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) intends to promote amongst the rural consumers, the safe and sustained use of LPG through peer group interactions on a large scale.
The Ujjwala Diwas will also promote the enhanced target of enrolling eight crore LPG beneficiaries and connections will be provided to eligible beneficiaries on that day, during the LPG Panchayat.
For Lower Subansiri district, four LPG Panchayats will be held at Ziro, Yachuli, Raga and Manipolyang on 20 April.
Union MoS, Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju will visit Ziro, Lower Subansiri on Ujjwala Diwas. (DIPRO)