PM Modi launches Ujjwala 2.0 to provide free LPG connections

On August 10, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ujjwala 2.0, the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), via videoconferencing.
After the formal launch, PM Modi distributed free LPG gas connections to 10 women virtually, at the event organised at Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh..
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath handed over the documents to the women on behalf of the PM Modi.
The first phase of the PMUY scheme, Ujjwala 1.0, was launched in 2016, with the target to provide LPG connections to five crore women members of below poverty line (BPL) households.

Ujjwala 2.0

Under Ujjwala 2.0, an additional one crore LPG connection will be provided to low-income families who could not be covered under the first phase of PMUY.
Three key features of Ujjwala 2.0
1. deposit-free LPG connection
2. beneficiaries will get the first refill and hotplate free of cost
3. migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof, and a self-declaration will suffice.