Big Announcement On LPG Cylinders: Modi government’s gift to women, now they will get gas cylinder for Rs 603

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government on Wednesday announced increasing the subsidy for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to Rs 300. Union Minister Anurag Thakur, during the briefing on cabinet decisions, said that the government has increased the subsidy amount for the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder. The Union Cabinet in August this year had approved a subsidy of Rs 200 per domestic LPG cylinder and also increased the existing subsidy by Rs 200 for beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme.

Ujjwala beneficiaries currently pay Rs 703 for a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder, while its market price is Rs 903. After the decision of the Union Cabinet, they will get the cylinder for Rs 603. PMUY has been widely appreciated as a successful social welfare scheme, which has made a major contribution in increasing LPG penetration in the country from 62% in 2016 to saturation now. Last month, the Cabinet had approved the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to release 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from the financial year 2023-24 to 2025-26, an official release said.

With this, the total number of women benefiting under this scheme will increase to 10.35 crore. A total expenditure of Rs 1,650 crore will be incurred on this, the burden of which will be borne by the Central Government. This amount will be released to public sector petroleum marketing companies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on this decision that his government gives top priority to ensuring pollution-free kitchens and good health of women. Prime Minister Modi said on social media platform X, it has been the priority of our government to ensure pollution-free kitchen to every family across the country.