Meanwhile, Meera Majhi expressed her joy over meeting Prime Minister Modi. Speaking to PTI she said, "I was overjoyed, never did I imagine that 'God' would visit my home like this. My happiness was beyond control."
Thakur announced that the government has decided to offer another 75 lakh women free gas connections under the Ujjwala program on the occasion of Rakhi and Onam.
Ujjawal scheme has reached 8 crore poor households six months before the deadline set to reach that target and the scheme is likely to be expanded to cover more underprivileged families
Despite being in power for almost 60 years, Congress had failed to provide basic amenities such as gas connections to the most vulnerable and poor in society.