Centre slashes domestic LPG cylinders rate by ₹200 ahead of 5 State elections
The Hindu
Union Cabinet approves reduction in LPG gas cylinder price to ₹200 for domestic use on occasion of Onam & Rakshabandhan. Free LPG connection to 75 lakh women under Ujjwala scheme & ₹400 subsidy per cylinder.
On the occasion of Onam and upcoming Rakshabandhan festival, the Union Cabinet on August 29 approved the reduction in LPG gas cylinder for domestic use to upto ₹200. announced Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
The cabinet also approved free LPG connection to 75 lakh women under Ujjwala scheme. All beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme will now get ₹400 subsidy per LPG cylinder.
The domestic LPG rates were last changed on March 1, when price per cylinder was hiked by ₹50.
The price of a 14.2 kg domestic cylinder for households had, back then, consequently shot up to ₹1,103 in Delhi; ₹1,102.50 in Mumbai; ₹1,118.50 in Chennai; and ₹1,129 in Kolkata.