Guwahati, Dec 12 (PTI) Rural and tribal-dominated areas with low LPG penetration will be the focus points in Assam under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) 3.0, being rolled out across the country, a top IndianOil official said here on Friday.

With a section of people still preferring traditional means such as firewood for cooking purposes, awareness on health hazards of such means will be highlighted, they said.

"The North East is a focus area for the Centre under the PMUY 3.0. A total of 25 lakh additional free LPG connections have been approved for the country. Of these, five lakh are for the region, including 2.5 lakh for Assam," Rajesh Nambiar, Executive Director and State Head, IndianOil Assam Oil Division (AOD) state office, said at a press conference.

He emphasised that LP

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