LPG Cylinder – News of relief for the general public amid rising inflation. According to a recent update, it is being said that now the cylinder will be available at Rs 400 cheaper… but who can take advantage of this scheme, let us know in this news below.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana:Â Modi cabinet gave big relief to the poor. The cabinet has drastically reduced the price of LPG cylinder. Giving big relief to the poor, Modi Cabinet has decided to cut the cylinder price by Rs 200. The government is already giving a subsidy of Rs 200 on LPG cylinder under the Ujjwala scheme. That is, now the total subsidy will be 400 rupees.
Who can take advantage?
With its help, clean cooking fuel like LPG is provided to the rural and backward people, who use old cooking fuels like firewood, coal, etc. Using these methods affects health and is also not good for the environment.
How much money will the government spend?
At present, the government spends Rs 8500 crore to provide cheap cylinders under the Ujjwala scheme. Apart from this, now the government will spend Rs 7500 crore more as subsidy. In May 2016, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had introduced the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.How many people will be benefitted?
It is known that currently 9.59 crore people are taking advantage of the Ujjwala scheme. Till January 30, 2023, a total of 95,870,119 connections were issued under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. On the other hand, under Ujjwala 2.0, a total of 16,000,000 connections were released till this date. This decision will not affect the government oil companies, HPCL, IOC, BPCL because the government will give a separate subsidy of Rs 7500 crore for this.
How to take advantage of cheap LPG cylinder?
If you also want to apply for LPG connection under Ujjwala 2.0 (Ujjwala Yojana Scheme Apply), then you can do it both online and offline. To apply, customers will have to apply online or you can apply for it by directly submitting the application to the distributorship.
