Title: An empirical study on benefits and challenges associated with recent Indian Government initiative for women from bottom of pyramid on clean cooking fuel

Authors: Renuka Mahajan; Richa Misra; Anupama Rajesh

Addresses: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, A-32, opposite IBM, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201309, India ' Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, A-32, opposite IBM, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201309, India ' Amity Business School, Noida, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract: The government of India introduced various schemes for the upliftment of weaker sections of the society particularly women from the lower strata. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched to provide “free of cost” liquefied petroleum gas connections to the women living below the poverty line. After the cylinders were disbursed, though the penetration of LPG has significantly improved, however it was anticipated, that the poverty-stricken people will use LPG minimally, as they were believed to be reluctant to give up cooking on their cheaper but hazardous traditional fuels. The study includes a door to door survey to assess the effectiveness of PMUY scheme and to identify the current barrier towards the sustained use of LPG. Since PMUY was considered to be an ambitious and large scale initiative, the learnings along the way would assist in devising the corrective course of action.

Keywords: rural; Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana; PMUY; below poverty line; BPL; gas cylinder.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPSPM.2024.139870

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 2024 Vol.14 No.1, pp.2 - 15

Received: 25 Dec 2019
Accepted: 08 Jun 2020
Published online: 09 Jul 2024 *

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