Q. Which of the following is the objective of Ujjwala scheme:
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[A] It aims to provide electricity to every household by 2022

[B] It provides financial assistance to revive power distribution companies

[C] It aims to provide free LPG connection to poor households

[D] It aims to provide immunization to children and pregnant women

Answer: C
Notes:

Source The Hindu 

About Ujjwala 

Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. 

Aim: To replace unclean cooking fuels used in the most underprivileged households with clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas). 

Objective of the scheme: a) Empower women and protect their health b) Reduce the serious health hazards associated with cooking based on fossil fuel c) Reduce the number of deaths in India due to unclean cooking fuel and d) To prevent young children from significant number of acute respiratory illnesses caused due to indoor air pollution. 

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