Wardha to be 1st district in Maharashtra for LPG cash transfer

Wardha will be the first district in Maharshtra, where the pilot project of direct transfer of subsidies of nine LPG cyclinders per year in the bank account of beneficiaries will take off on June 1.
Addressing a press conference, state's Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anil Deshmukh said Wardha is among the 20 districts in the country to be chosen by the Centre for the gas subsidy since the Aadhar card enrolment in Maharashtra was the highest in Wardha.
"Citizens, who have got Aadhar card linked to their bank accounts can avail the subsidies," he said.
In Wardha, there are 2,16,404 LPG connections and 80 per cent of the consumers have opened bank accounts and 70 per cent have Aadhar cards, out of which 40 per cent of the consumers have linked their aadhar card to the bank account.

He said those who have not linked their Aadhar card to bank accounts have been given three months to do so.
The pilot project would be extended to other districts after analysing the implementation of the project in Wardha.
APL ration card holders will now get 15 kg food grains instead of eight kg per card.
Under the proposed Food Security Act, 80 per cent rural and 60 to 65 per cent urban population with annual income up to Rs 1 lakh will be benefitted.