3 free LPG cylinders possible once more for Ujjawala subscribers

Image Source : PTI 3 free LPG cylinders possible once more for Ujjawala subscribers
Government could look at a proposal to increase provision of free LPG cylinders for Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries for 3 months once more in FY22 to supply reduction to over 83 million BPL households from rising value of the cooking fuel.

The 14.2-kg cylinder’s value has risen by over Rs 125 per cylinder since January within the wake of a world value hike. This has taken up the worth of a LPG cylinder to Rs 819 from Rs 694 in January. In truth since May final yr the worth of cooking fuel has risen by Rs 237.50 in Delhi.

Sources mentioned that with Covid pandemic nonetheless affecting the nation and inflicting disruptions at totally different ranges, authorities could give you additional stimulus measures even in FY22. Provision of three free LPG cylinders to Ujjawala subscribers could kind a part of these stimulus measures when they’re introduced.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan bundle through the pandemic final yr, free LPG cylinders got to all Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries for 3 months. Cash quantities equal to the retail promoting value of the LPG cylinders had been transferred on to the beneficiaries’ accounts.

The funds 2021-22 has additionally introduced addition of 10 million beneficiaries underneath Ujjawala over two years. The authorities’s flagship scheme underneath which cooking fuel connections are given freed from value to girls of under poverty line (BPL) households.

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