06 Sep 2021 | 1500 – 1630 hrs IST
Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the Government of India distributed more than 80 million LPG connections among socioeconomically weaker households within a short span of 18 months. Ujjwala 2.0 aims to widen LPG access to an additional 10 million homes. However, despite access to LPG connections, several barriers – like fuel affordability – force many households to stack solid fuels with LPG. The affordability barrier has become more pronounced with the rise in the market price of LPG, suspension of LPG subsidies, and the drop in household incomes due to the pandemic-induced economic crisis.
In this session, we will deliberate on the need and strategies to make LPG affordable for low-income groups in India. The session will also mark the launch of a new CEEW study, 'State of clean cooking energy access in India', based on the India Residential Energy Survey (IRES) 2020.
Saman Fatima Nomani
Communications Associate
Tarun Kapoor
Secretary
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India
Ajay Nagpure
Head, Air Pollution
World Resources Institute India
Twesh Mishra
Principal Correspondent
Business Standard
Farzana Afridi
Associate Professor
Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi
Shalu Agrawal
Senior Programme Lead
CEEW