Ration shops may soon start selling small LPG cylinders, financial products

Move meant to increase financial viability of fair-price shops

Consumers may soon be able to purchase small LPG cylinders and financial products alongside grains from their neighbourhood ration shops.
 
This is because the Centre is working on a plan to allow sale of such items to increase the financial viability of over 5.3 lakh fair-price shops across the country. Small LPG cylinders are typically those which are less than 14.2 kilograms. The most common small LPG cylinder is the one which weighs 5 kilograms.
 
The decision to devise a plan to allow ration shops across the country to sell gas cylinders and financial products was discussed at