Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he wants one crore households to get gas supply via pipelines in the coming years and asked those who can manage without LPG subsidy to give it up for the benefit of the poor.
"People who don't need LPG subsidy and can manage without it should give it up. Join this movement, give up gas subsidy and create a record. The subsidy you will give up will benefit the poor," the Prime Minister said at the inauguration of the 'Urja Sangam 2015: Shaping India's Energy Security', a summit dedicated to energy.
"We need to be independent when it comes to providing our people with energy. The money we save from giving up LPG subsidy is the money we will use for the poor, so that they have access to clean energy too," he added.
"2022 will be 75th year of India's independence, we need to reach a height by then which justifies the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters," the Prime Minister further added.