PC: NDTV
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved increasing the subsidy amount for the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder.
Briefing the media after the Union Cabinet meeting, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the subsidy amount for Ujjwala beneficiaries has been increased by Rs 100.
He said- During the last 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 domestic LPG prices dropped by Rs 200, it reached almost Rs 900. However, for Ujjwala beneficiaries, it was Rs 700.
PC: The Economic Times
Ujjwala beneficiaries will now be eligible for an additional subsidy of Rs 100 per cylinder. The Union Cabinet in August had cut the prices of LPG domestic gas cylinders by Rs 200 for all consumers.
For example, this decision in Delhi reduced the price of a 14.2 kg cylinder to Rs 903 from the current Rs 1,103 per cylinder.
PC: India Today
The Union Cabinet had last month approved the extension of PMUY to release 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from financial year 2023-24 to 2025-26.
With 75 lakh additional Ujjwala connections, the total number of PMUY beneficiaries will reach 10.35 crore.
The decision on additional subsidies for Ujjwala beneficiaries comes ahead of assembly elections in five states. Elections will be held in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana by the end of this year.
