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NEW DELHI : The Union cabinet on Wednesday raised cooking gas subsidy from 200 to 300 per cylinder for about 96 million low-income households, a move coinciding with upcoming assembly elections in five states and next years national polls..
Offering additional subsidies aimed at benefiting rural women comes barely a month after the government approved the expansion of the PM Ujjwala Yojana scheme to 7.5 million women to take the number of total beneficiaries to 103.5 million over the next three years. ..
Beneficiaries of the Ujjwala Yojana, who earlier paid 703 for a 14.2-kg bottle against the market price of 903, will now have to pay 603..
In 2023-24, the government budgeted only 2,257 crore for LPG subsidy, which is sure to go up with the expanded coverage of the Ujjwala scheme and the higher subsidy payments..
Assuming an Ujjwala beneficiary uses four LPG cylinders a year and not taking into account the planned expansion of the scheme, the 100 a cylinder subsidy increase announced on Wednesday would push up the LPG subsidy bill by 3,840 crore..
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