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Free LPG refill for 1.86 crore Ujjwala families (Diwali)

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Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: Free LPG refill for 1.86 crore Ujjwala families (Diwali) (, 15 October 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20211 PYQ

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What happened

  • The CM began transfer of free LPG refill subsidy to 1.86 crore eligible Ujjwala families in UP. [UP CM press note]
  • The state decided in 2021 to give a free cylinder twice a year, on Holi and Diwali; ₹1,500 crore is provided for 2025-26. [UP CM press note]

Background

  • Symbolic cheques were given to 10 beneficiaries. [UP CM press note]

Why it matters

  • Free refills address the main weakness of Ujjwala: connections were given but refills were not bought.

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How to use this in Mains

GS-VI clean cooking fuel

  1. Free refills address the main weakness of Ujjwala: connections were given but refills were not bought.
Quotable data point

The CM began transfer of free LPG refill subsidy to 1.86 crore eligible Ujjwala families in UP [UP CM press note].

UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-10-15: मुख्यमंत्री ने प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के लाभार्थियों को निःशुल्क रसोई गैस सिलेण्डर रिफिल वितरण का शुभारम्भ किया (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: clean cooking fuel.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

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Ujjwala beneficiaries in UP getting free refills:

Answer (c) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

Official source: UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-10-15: मुख्यमंत्री ने प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के लाभार्थियों को निःशुल्क रसोई गैस सिलेण्डर रिफिल वितरण का शुभारम्भ किया (Hindi PDF)

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