LPG cylinder subsidy: The authorities right this moment (October 4) hiked the subsidy paid to poor ladies who obtained cooking gasoline connections under the Ujjwala scheme, to Rs 300 per cylinder from the present Rs 200, Union Minister Anurag Thakur stated.
Ujjwala beneficiaries at the moment pay Rs 703 per 14.2-kg cylinder as in opposition to the market value of Rs 903. After the choice of the Union Cabinet, they are going to now pay Rs 603.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday permitted a rise in subsidy quantity for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder. Briefing the media after a gathering of the union cupboard, Union Minister Anurag Thakur stated that the subsidy quantity for the Ujjwala beneficiaries has been elevated by Rs 100.
“During the past nine years, a lot of development work has been done for the welfare of women and the poor. Last month, on the eve of Rakshabandhan, when the prices of domestic LPG were reduced by Rs 200, it reached about Rs 900. However, for the Ujjwala beneficiaries, it was Rs 700,” he added.
Ujjwala beneficiaries will now be eligible for an extra subsidy of Rs 100 per cylinder. The Union Cabinet had in August minimize LPG home gasoline cylinder costs by Rs 200 for all customers. In Delhi for example, the choice introduced down the price of a 14.2 kg cylinder from the prevailing Rs 1,103 per cylinder to Rs 903.
The Union Cabinet had final month permitted the extension of PMUY for launch of 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from monetary 12 months 2023-24 to 2025-26. The 75 lakh further Ujjwala connections will take complete variety of PMUY beneficiaries to 10.35 crore.
The determination on further subsidy for Ujjawala beneficiaries has come forward of meeting polls in 5 states. Elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Telangana can be held by the top of this 12 months.
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