[4] Although the scheme has expanded access to clean cooking technologies, the use of polluting fuels remains common, particularly in rural India.

[10][11] On 7 September 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed a fuel cylinder to the 8th crore beneficiary under this scheme.

[14] The National Family Health Surveys demonstrate significant improvement in access to cleaner cooking fuels due to PMUY.

[11] On 30 December 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the home of the 10 crore beneficiary of the Ujjwala scheme.

[21] Complaints of corruption[22] included delayed installations,[23] high consumption rates,[23] and lack of data on environmental or women's benefits.

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal informed that the Economic Affairs Committee of the Cabinet has now decided to extend this subsidy until 2024-25.

[29] On 31 March 2016, the subsidy for purchase of fuel given to below poverty line households through the Corporate Social Responsibility Fund was discontinued.