LPG Scheme

He further urged the public of the constituency to elect Mahayuti in the upcoming Assembly elections and insisted them to not to trust any other party

Modi's government already hiked the subsidy for low income households twice last year to 300 rupees per liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder from 200 rupees earlier to rein in inflation

The Ujjwala beneficiaries currently pay Rs 703 per 14.2-kg cylinder as against the market price of Rs 903

Beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will also receive the first refill and a stove free of cost

Consumption of LPG has accordingly been going up over the years. Production was close to consumption in the early 2000s. This has since changed with an increased shift towards clean cooking fuel

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During the pandemic, with kids locked up, moms and dads learnt how to cook up new dishes watching shows like the Amul Live Recipe

West Asia is also India's biggest supplier of LPG, the fuel that is used in kitchens. India imported 48 million tonnes, or 58 per cent of the fuel used in the last three fiscals

2.3 million connections disbursed between August 10 and September 15

Though the government expected an outgo of Rs 13,500 crore with respect to the scheme, only Rs 9,710 crore was transferred directly into the bank accounts of Ujjwala beneficiaries, as of June 30.

Earlier, beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) were entitled to three free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders effective April 1 to June 30 this year.

Analysts say the subsidy burden on both LPG and kerosene is likely to be around Rs 35,000 crore

This is among a slew of measures to be introduced by oil marketing companies to boost the number of refills under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

In 2017-18 alone, LPG blasts claimed more than 260 lives in India

Around 15,000 'LPG panchayats' will be held across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Under this initiative, the government will give the deposit money on behalf of the beneficiaries

Pradhan also said by the next year-end, over 2 million new gas connections will be provided in the state

Already, 33.6 million connections have been given under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

UP which earlier had about 16.7 mn LPG connections, witnessed a release of over 6 mn new LPG connections under Ujjwala

Pradhan handed over free LPG connection to the beneficiary of PMUY