Ahead of the general elections, the government on Thursday announced the extension of ₹300 per LPG cylinder subsidy to poor women under the Ujjwala Yojana for the next fiscal starting April 1.
The government had in October last year hiked the subsidy from ₹200 per 14.2-kg cylinders for up to 12 refills per year to ₹300 per bottle.
Government Hiked Subsidy From Rs.200
The government had in October last year hiked the subsidy from ₹200 per 14.2-kg cylinders for up to 12 refills per year to ₹300 per bottle. The ₹300 per cylinder subsidy was for the current fiscal, which ends on March 31. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has now decided to extend this subsidy to 2024-25, Union Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters here.
General Elections In April-May
As fuel prices soared, the government in May 2022 provided a ₹200 per cylinder subsidy to PMUY beneficiaries. This was increased to ₹300 in October 2023.
Ahead of assembly elections in five states, including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the government had in late August cut cooking gas prices by ₹200 per cylinder. After this, the LPG cylinder price came down to ₹903.
PMUY Consumers Encourage Them For Use Of LPG
The targeted support to PMUY consumers encourages them for continuous use of LPG.
The average LPG consumption of PMUY consumers increased 20 percent from 3.01 refills in 2019-20 to 3.68 in 2021-22. All PMUY beneficiaries are eligible for the targeted subsidy scheme.