Centre cuts LPG prices by Rs 200 per cylinder

Centre cuts LPG prices by Rs 200 per cylinder

• The Government has decided to reduce the prices of domestic LPG cylinders by 200 rupees per cylinder for all consumers.

• This across-the-board reduction is in addition to the existing targeted subsidy of 200 rupees per cylinder to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana households, which will continue. Now, the benefit for Ujjawala beneficiaries stands at 400 rupees per LPG cylinder. 

• The decision will bring down the cost of a 14.2 Kg cylinder from the existing 1,103 rupees per cylinder to a more affordable 903 rupees per cylinder. Therefore, the effective price for Ujjawala beneficiaries in Delhi after this reduction will be 703 rupees per cylinder.

• The government has decided to provide 75 lakh new LPG connections for free under the Ujjwala scheme to women from poor households who do not have an LPG connection.

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Published date : 31 Aug 2023 10:37AM