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BHUBANESWAR: More than 34 lakh poor women of the state received LPG connection under the Ujjwala scheme . So far more than 73 lakh families have LPG connections in Odisha against 20 lakh connections till 2014, said the minister. It was informed by Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan while talking to women beneficiaries of different parts of the state through videoconferencing here on Saturday.Pradhan discussed with 25 women about the benefits of the Ujjwala scheme and their experiences. Around 18,000 women gathered at 100 different places for the Ujjwala panchayat programme. Women said they get extra time after using LPG for cooking..