Review meeting of the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was convened by Umang Narula, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor on March 11 in Leh.

Saugat Biswas, Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh;  Sachin Kumar Vaishya, Deputy Commissioner Leh, and Anil Koul, Director, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs were present.  Baseer Ul-Haq Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner Kargil attended the meeting through video conferencing.

Anil Koul informed that a total of 11,083 beneficiaries have been provided free LPG connection under Ujjwala Yojana in Ladakh. Also, 100% LPG penetration is achieved in both Leh and Kargil districts.

Issues related to the transfer of subsidy amount in the bank account of beneficiaries under Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) were also discussed.

Umang Narula instructed Director Food Civil Supplies to identify the beneficiaries who are not getting the subsidy amount in their Bank accounts due to issues of Aadhaar seeding and linking of bank accounts with Aadhaar.  

Deputy Commissioners were instructed to hold periodic meetings to address the issues related to the implementation of the scheme.

Later, Umang Narula reviewed winter stocking and transportation of food grains.  He instructed to take all necessary steps for the next year well in advance and asked Divisional Commissioner Ladakh to examine alternatives available for the transportation of food grains to the distribution centres.