PM's Ayodhya Visit: Narendra Modi stops for tea at 10 croreth Ujjwala scheme beneficiary's house

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by the PM on May 1, 2016, to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. The PM visited the house of Meera Manjhi in the Dalit Colony of Ramnagari.

Ayodhya:Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Ayodhya for a one-day visit to inaugurate the redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Railway Station and the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport visited a Ujjwala scheme beneficiary's house and drank tea at her place. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by the PM on May 1, 2016 to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.

The woman, Meera Manjhi, was elated at the PM's visit as she was the 10 croreth person of the government scheme. She lives in the the Dalit Colony of Ramnagari with husband Suraj Manjhi, father-in-law Dhaniram Manjhi and mother-in-law. This programme of the Prime Minister was not fixed in his schedule. However, he reached the colony of Manjhi community where he was welcomed by a large number of people with garlands. The PM not only interacted with the residents, but also caressed the children.

The locality is dominated by the Manjhi and Nishad community, who are mostly engaged in fishing and boating in the Saryu river. The Manjhi's family was surprised to see the PM at their house and did everything to make him feel at home. The mother-in-law was on cloud nine after seeing the PM, who addressed her as 'Mata Ji' and enquired about her health.

Amid all of this, two students came forward and presented to the PM a painting of Lord Ram's temple. Impressed with the work of art, the PM signed his on it and wrote 'very good'. The Ram temple painting was made by Swati, a BA third-year student, and Anuj, who studies in sixth standard. After that, the PM's convoy left for Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya.