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Detailed explanation-1: -Himachal Pradesh has become the first LPG enabled and smoke free-state in the country due to the Ujjwala scheme of the Central Government and housewives welfare scheme of the State Government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have 100% LPG gas coverage.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in India to have 100 percent households with LPG connections, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said.

Detailed explanation-4: -In news– Himachal Pradesh has become the first ‘smoke-free state’ in India recently. This milestone was achieved due to the effective implementation of Central Governments’ Pradhan Mantri ‘Ujjwala Yojana’(PMUY) and ‘Himachal Grihini Suvidha Scheme’ of the Himachal Pradesh government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ujjwala and Himachal Grihini Suvidha scheme of Centre and State government prove boon for the people of the state and making Himachal Pradesh the first state in the country to become a smoke-free state.