Two free LPG cylinders a year, on Holi and Diwali, for all Ujjwala beneficiaries.
“हम प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के सभी लाभार्थियों को होली तथा दीपावली पर 2 मुफ्त एल.पी.जी. सिलेंडर प्रदान करेंगे।”English: “We will provide 2 free LPG cylinders on Holi and Deepawali to all beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.”
The verdict
Free refills began with Diwali 2023 (about 1.75 crore families, Rs 2,312 crore), followed by Holi refills; the 2025-26 budget says two free cylinders are being given and 2026-27 provides Rs 1,500 crore. No evidence was found of free refills in 2022, the first year of the term.
Rule applied: In progress: deadline not reached; rating is provisional and not counted in the final score
Evidence timeline
- News14 Nov 2023· Drishti IASsupportsFree LPG cylinder refill distribution campaign ↗
“The state government will spend Rs 2312 crore on subsidy ... 1.75 crore families of the state.”
- Budget20 Feb 2025· Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance DepartmentsupportsBudget speech 2025-2026 (Hindi), PDF p. 8 ↗
“Translated from Hindi: Beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme are being given 2 free cylinders.”
- Budget11 Feb 2026· Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance DepartmentsupportsBudget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 23 ↗
“Translated from Hindi: A provision of Rs 1,500 crore is proposed for the free LPG cylinder refilling scheme.”
More welfare promises from this manifesto
Up to Rs 1 lakh aid for weddings of daughters of poor families under the mass marriage scheme.
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Raise pension for widows and destitute women to Rs 1,500 a month.
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Raise old-age pension for senior citizens to Rs 1,500 a month.
“The Rs 1,500 pension is still waiting at the Rs 1,000 stop.”
Promise ID bjp-up-2022-007 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON