NEW DELHI: United Arab Emirates' (UAE) state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will help India provide free cooking gas cylinders for three months under the Ujjwala Scheme.
The announcement to provide 83 million below poverty line (BPL) families free cooking gas cylinders was made as part of India’s Rs1.7 trillion relief package for the poor and underprivileged who face difficulty in earning income due to the 21-day lockdown.
India’s petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday held a video conference with UAE’s minister of state and Adnoc group chief executive Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber. “At my request, Dr Jaber assured me of additional LPG (liquified petroleum gas) supplies from Adnoc group to meet free supply of three LPG