The authorities has prolonged Rs 300 subsidy on LPG cylinders to PM Ujjwala Yojana customers till March 31, 2025, Union Minister Piyush Goyal knowledgeable on Thursday. The complete expenditure for this scheme can be Rs 12,000 crores.
Apart from this, the Cabinet has additionally accredited a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central authorities workers and Dearness Relief to pensioners by 4 per cent from January 1, 2024, the Union Minister stated.
The Union Cabinet has additionally accredited the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Raw Jute for 2024-25 season at Rs 5,335 per quintal, a rise of Rs 285 per quintal over the earlier season.
As of March 1, 2024, there are greater than 10.27 crore PMUY beneficiaries.
Modi govt’s PM Ujjwala Yojana launched in 2016
To make Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), a clear cooking gasoline, accessible to rural and disadvantaged poor households, the federal government launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in May 2016, to present deposit-free LPG connections to grownup ladies of poor households.
India imports about 60 per cent of its LPG requirement. To protect PMUY beneficiaries from the influence of sharp fluctuations in worldwide costs of LPG and to make LPG extra reasonably priced to PMUY customers thereby making certain sustained utilization of LPG by them, the federal government began a focused subsidy of Rs 200 per 14.2 kg cylinder for up to 12 refills each year (and proportionately pro-rated for five kg connections) to the PMUY customers in May 2022.
In October 2023, the federal government elevated the focused subsidy to Rs 300 per 14.2 kg cylinder for up to 12 refills each year (and proportionately pro-rated for five kg connections). As of February 1, 2024, the efficient worth of home LPG for PMUY customers is Rs 603 per 14.2 kg LPG cylinder (Delhi).
The common LPG consumption of PMUY customers has elevated by 29 per cent from 3.01 refills in 2019-20 to 3.87 refills (till January 2024) pro-rated for 2023-24. All PMUY beneficiaries are eligible for this focused subsidy.
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