Antyodaya Anna Yojana: Antyodaya Anna Yojana card holders will be given a subsidy of Rs 275 by the state government on the cylinder. On this occasion, the CM of Goa said, ‘PM Modi had earlier announced a subsidy of Rs 200 for LPG cylinder.
LPG Subsidy: Ration card holders have got a gift from the government after the central government reduced the price of domestic gas cylinders in the last days. The Goa government has made a big announcement after the central government has cut the price of cylinders by Rs 200.
After the announcement made by the state government, the card holders of Antyodaya Anna Yojana will get the cylinder for Rs.428. In fact, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union Minister Shirpad Y Naik launched the ‘Chief Minister’s Financial Assistance Scheme’ for LPG cylinder refilling in Panaji.
275 rupees subsidy in the state
Under the scheme, Antyodaya Anna Yojana card holders of the state will be given a subsidy of Rs 275 on the cylinder by the state government. On this occasion, the CM of Goa said, ‘PM Modi had earlier announced a subsidy of Rs 200 for LPG cylinder. Let us tell you that the Central subsidy of Rs 200 is being given to the beneficiaries of Ujjwala scheme. Apart from this, Goa government has announced to give additional Rs 275 per month for AAY Ration Card holders.
Subsidy of Rs.200 Ujjwala Yojana
More than 11,000 people in the state have AAY (Antyodaya) card. Such card holders will get Rs 200 Ujjwala Yojana subsidy and Rs 275 subsidy given by the Goa government. Overall, a subsidy of Rs 475 will be given to the ration card holders. Let us tell you that Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) caters to the needs of poor families.
Maths of Rs 428 Let us
tell you that after a reduction of Rs 200 in the price of the cylinder on the occasion of Rakshabandhan, the 14.2 kg cylinder has become Rs 903 in Panaji. At the same time, the price of cylinder in South Goa is Rs 917.
In this way, if we look at the calculation of Rs.903, then after getting Rs.200 Ujjwala Yojana and Rs.275 government subsidy, the price of the cylinder will come down to Rs.428. However, such beneficiaries will have to pay the full cost of the cylinder to the gas agency.
