First District-Level Committee Meeting on PMUY Held at Dakshin Dinajpur DM Office

Staff Reporter.TOD.Balurghat 

The first district-level committee meeting on the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a central government scheme providing subsidised domestic LPG connections to eligible households, was held at the District Magistrate’s Office in Dakshin Dinajpur.

The meeting was conducted in the chamber of the District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur, in the presence of the District Controller of Food & Supplies (DCF&S) and representatives of the three major oil marketing companies—Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

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The key issue discussed during the meeting was the disposal of applications received through the JKS platform under the PMUY. Representatives of the oil marketing companies informed the committee that all applications received so far have already been processed and verified.

However, they stated that the PMUY 3.0 scheme was valid up to March 31, 2026, and an extension of the scheme along with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for further action is currently awaited.The oil marketing companies assured the committee that once the revised SOP is received, all pending applications will be disposed of promptly in accordance with the prescribed guidelines.The meeting focused on ensuring the timely processing and disposal of eligible PMUY applications in Dakshin Dinajpur.