Cabinet to decide on extra allocation for cooking gas scheme this month

Dharmendra Pradhan, says he wants at least 280-300 million LPG consumers by 2019

The Cabinet is likely to decide by the end of this month on whether to give another Rs 4,800 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). The scheme aims to provide liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or cooking gas) connections to those not having one.

“The ministry of petroleum has approached the finance ministry to add another 30 million customers to PMUY, from the current year’s target of 50 million,” said an industry source.

Dharmendra Pradhan, petroleum minister, has said he wants at least 280-300 million LPG consumers by 2019. There were 140 million LPG connections when the Narendra Modi