Aspirational Districts - champions of change
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PM Aspirational Districts programme is a collaborative effort of Centre, States and districts, and aims to transform lives of people living in 115 most backward districts of India. Niti Aayog publishes reports and real-time changes in 31 key indicators (as of now) in http://championsofchange.gov.in/. PM Modi was appreciative of the remarkable progress. Swarajyamag article below, explains this with charts & numbers.
https://swarajyamag.com/politics/pm-modis-project-to-transform-indias-most-backward-districts-is-working

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
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PMUY for free LPG gas connections to BPL households, has raised access to clean fuels to 94% from 56% in 2014. Govt has expanded the scheme by 3cr to 8cr households, out of which 7.4cr have been connected. It plans to complete the 8cr target in 100 days and to finish the remaining 10-20m households, approved in December 2018 in the coming months. Oil marketing companies (OMCs) have undertaken a massive LPG network expansion and LPG cylinders are now available at doorsteps of all connected rural households. More affordable 5 kg cylinders will be marketed to the poor to push the refill rates beyond 86% under the scheme. Oil minister says LPG is appreciated because it is convenient, safer and costs half the amount spent on firewood, coal and dried cow dung. Success is manifest in many ways: medical report finds a 20% reduction in chest congestions in women, and LPG consumption has shot up from 18.2mt in 2014-15 to 26mt.
Sustained usage of LPG has resulted in 20% reduction in chest congestion


Bio-CNG industry to develop with higher LPG consumption
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“Supported by government policies, mainly through the PM Ujjwala Scheme and a rising middle class population, LPG penetration in Indian rural areas has been extremely robust,” says Industry expert (HERE)
India is now the second highest consumer of LPG, and LPG imports have surged 15.9 pct in last year! Besides PMUY, govt is rolling out gas pipelines infrastructure and city gas distributions to all parts of India, with the aim of providing cheaper LPG through piped gas to urban households and industries. To maximise benefits for farmers & grow the economy, govt is opening large number of bio-CNG plants. The potential for bio-CNG in India is huge (45-62 MMT), which is enough to supply most of the ever-increasing demand for gas from indigenous sources!!
Scope of Bio-CNG production in India