Maha govt announces scheme for smokeless kitchens

A pilot project aimed atproviding smoke-free environment in the kitchen for women willbe launched by the Maharashtra government, Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar announced in his Budget speech Tuesday

The project, named "Chullah (wood-fired stove)-freeand smoke-free Maharashtra", will target the women who havenot benefited under the Ujjwala or any other LPG distributionscheme, he said The pilot project will be implemented in Naxal-affected areas as well as the districts where farmer suiciderate is high, Mungantiwar said.