5.5 cr consumers to get LPG connections in 6 yrs

NEW DELHI: The government today said it plans to release 5.5 crore domestic gas connections over the next six years, primarily in rural areas.

"As per Vision-2015, 5.5 crore new LPG connections are targeted to be released by the oil marketing companies," Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasad said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

This initiative would focus on rural areas and areas where LPG population coverage is low.

The government recently announced another scheme of rural LPG distributor, Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitrak Yojana (RGGLVY) for small size LPG distribution agencies. This objective is expected to 1,215 locations across the states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, UP and West Bengal.