Less than 30% of rural households in 4 key States use clean fuel for cooking

New Delhi: While only 49.8 per cent of rural households use clean fuel as a primary source of energy for cooking, the latest government data disclosed that there are many states, including Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand where even less than 30 per cent of the households in rural areas use clean fuel for cooking.

Multiple Indicator Survey (MIS) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) showed that 63.1 per cent of households were using clean fuel as primary source of energy for cooking. The data showed a substantial difference in the rural and urban areas in use of clean fuel as 49.8 per cent households in rural and 92 per cent in urban areas use clean fuel as the primary source of energy for cooking.

The state-wise data showed that only 15.2 per cent of rural households in Chhattisgarh, 24.2 per cent in rural households in Madhya Pradesh, 24.6 per cent rural households in Jharkhand and 29.8 per cent in Rajasthan use clean fuel as a primary source of energy for cooking purposes.