BALRAMPUR: A huge scam has been unearthed in Prime Minister's dream project 'Ujjwala Yojana' scheme in Balampur district of

. At least 6,000 gas cylinders have been recovered from a rural LPG agency from a village located on the border near

Nepal

. These cylinders were kept hidden in bushes, godowns and other places.

The incident came into light when some locals informed the district administration about a huge number of gas cylinders lying around. These cylinders were to be distributed among Tharu tribal women.

The gas agency, Bhargav Indian Rural Distributor, Pachpedwa has been sealed.

The agency got the connection forms filled by villagers, but instead of supplying the cylinder, cook-top and regulator, it dumped everything and started blackmarketing them.

An amount of Rs 500-Rs 1500 was also taken from those who filled the form.

Administration formed a team of six members and started an investigation in the matter and found the agency had 9,000 Ujjwala connections and 691 normal connections.

DM Krishna Karunesh said that so far 10,000 cylinders have been recovered for which no papers have been found. Action will be taken after investigation report is received.