Govt cuts LPG gas price by Rs.200 per cylinder in major relief for consumers ahead of festive season
On Tuesday, the Union Cabinet approved the reduction in prices of LPG gas cylinders by Rs.200 for all connection holders.
The Cabinet also cleared the proposal to give 75 lakh new LPG cylinder connections under the Ujjwala scheme, thus taking the total beneficiaries to more than 10 crores across the country.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told media persons after the Cabinet meeting that the beneficiaries already get a Rs.200 subsidy and now there will be a further Rs.200 cut for all domestic LPG connection holders.
As of now, the price of domestic LPG, which is used in the kitchen for cooking purposes, is Rs.1,103 per 14.2-kg cylinder in New Delhi. This will now come down by Rs.200 per cylinder.
Domestic LPG cylinder prices were last revised on March 1, when they were hiked by Rs.50 per cylinder.
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) have been reporting heavy under-recoveries due to a lack of hikes in the prices of domestic cooking gas.
Under the Ujjwala scheme, the government provided free LPG connections to women beneficiaries in rural households.
Thakur further informed that the new connections are being given to those beneficiaries who have been added owing to the marriage of girls and issuance of new ration cards.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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