Centre Hikes LPG Subsidy Under Ujjwala Scheme To Rs 300 Per Cylinder

The government has increased the subsidy amount for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder.

File Photo Of Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced on Wednesday (October 4) that the government has increased the subsidy amount on LPG cylinders from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per cylinder. This decision was revealed during a Cabinet decision briefing. "The government has increased the subsidy amount for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder," Thakur said. 

The government has raised subsidy amount for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder: Union minister Anurag Thakur during a briefing on Cabinet decisions pic.twitter.com/Dvf7wXtXQT

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Ujjwala recipients currently pay Rs 703 per 14.2-kg cylinder, compared to a market price of Rs 903. They will now pay Rs 603 as a result of the Union Cabinet's decision.

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), also known as the Ujjwala Yojana, is a social welfare programme that was launched in May 2016. The primary goal of the Ujjwala scheme is to provide women in households that rely on traditional and unhealthy cooking methods such as burning wood, coal, or biomass with access to clean cooking fuel.

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