Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- Of these,2,87,658 connectionswere provided to beneficiaries belonging to theScheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST)communities, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural GasSuresh Gopisaid while responding to a question on the scheme's coverage of BPL, SC, and ST families across India, including Bihar.

Launched in May 2016, PMUY aims to providedeposit-free LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households, with the broader objective of promoting access to clean cooking fuel among rural and underprivileged communities.

The scheme'sinitial target of eight crore connections was achieved in September 2019, after which subsequent phases, includingUjjwala 2.0, expanded its reach further. As of Augu...