BPL to launch smart speaker with Alexa-enabled services next yearThe product will connect to Alexa cloud-based voice service to play music, set alarms and timers, provide information, check calendar, weat...
20 Oct, 2017, 01.13 PM IST
UP government launches free power connection scheme for BPL families"The scheme would provide relief to the middle class people as the instalment payment facility would be admissible for them,"Srikant Sharma...
23 Jul, 2017, 07.04 PM IST
No of beneficiaries under Ujjwala Yojana crosses 2 crore mark: PM Narendra Modi"Matter of immense joy & pride that the number of beneficiaries of PM Ujjwala Yojana has crossed 2 crore in less than a year," Modi tweeted.
03 Apr, 2017, 09.27 PM IST
Government aims to achieve 100% power connectivity: Piyush GoyalGoyal stressed that there is no need to focus only on BPL (Below Poverty Line) or APL (Above Poverty Line) criterion when it comes to provi...
11 Oct, 2016, 05.40 PM IST
Government aims to provide 5-crore LPG connections within 3 years: PM Narendra Modi"About 14 crore people got LPG connections in 60 years. And we have given 4 crore new LPG connections in 60 weeks," PM said.
15 Aug, 2016, 01.31 PM IST
Aadhar not required for Assam, Meghalaya for PMUY: Dharmendra PradhanPradhan claimed that since the launch of the PMUY project, 23 lakh BPL households have got "free connections" in the states where it had be...
30 Jul, 2016, 06.37 PM IST
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana launched in OdishaLaunching the scheme, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram described PMUY as a revolutionary step, which is to be implemented across the...
20 Jun, 2016, 09.27 PM IST
Centre aims to raise LPG consumer base to 70% in Bihar: Dharmendra PradhanThe scheme to provide LPG connections to BPL families has been possible due to one crore consumer shunning their subsidies under the 'Give ...
10 Jun, 2016, 10.21 PM IST
Under Ujjwala, BPL families will get LPG stoves at Rs 990The BPL families had to pay Rs 250 for connecting pipe, installation and consumer booklet. In addition, they had to spend as much as Rs 2,0...
06 May, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to launch Rs 8,000 crore scheme for free LPG connections to poorModi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on May 1 and do a repeat function at Dahod in Gujarat on May ...
22 Apr, 2016, 05.03 PM IST
One crore homes have so far given up subsidy on LPGThe number of households surrendering subsidy represents over 6% of the total registered LPG consumer base and comes within a year of the P...
22 Apr, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
Centre to provide 1.5 crore gas connections to BPL families"It is a new initiative of our government led by PM Modi to provide cooking gas to women members of BPL families with state support," Pradh...
07 Apr, 2016, 05.30 PM IST
Budget 2016: Government to give 5 crore LPG connections on concessional rateGovernment will provide five crore LPG connections on a concessional rate to below poverty line (BPL) families over three years.
29 Feb, 2016, 05.11 PM IST
Bihar hails Centre's move on subsidised LPG connection for BPLPradhan had yesterday announced in Patna that BPL families will be get LPG connection for Rs 800 as against market rate of Rs 2,400.
31 Dec, 2014, 07.21 PM IST
Innovative scheme with BPL connections routed via BSNL will promote financial inclusionFor the BPL phone scheme, government may issue a special Number Series and route all BPL connections through the state-owned BSNL.
13 Sep, 2012, 09.41 AM IST
- Free electricity connections to Assam villagers help save fuel
UPA government’s flagship scheme provides free connections to BPL households but richer section of the village have to bear the actual cost.
23 Mar, 2012, 05.26 AM IST
- BPL Mobile launches software for Blackberry
BPL Mobile and Research in Motion (RIM) on Thursday announced the launch of Blackberry Connect software 4.0 on a range of handsets from BPL...
28 Aug, 2008, 08.12 PM IST