Chhattisgarh Election 2023: Priyanka Gandhi promises ₹500 subsidy on LPG cylinder | Top 15 poll promises by Congress
₹500 subsidy on refilling of cooking gas cylinders to women in Chhattisgarh if the Congress returns to power in the upcoming state assembly polls. The subsidy will be provided under the "Mahtari Nyay Yojana", she said while speaking at a public rally in Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh.
"We will launch the 'Mahtari Nyay Yojana' for the women of Chhattisgarh, under which ₹500 subsidy will be given for refilling of each cylinder," Priyanka Gandhi said. "The subsidy of ₹500 per cylinder refill will be deposited directly into the bank account of the woman of the household by the government," Congress Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said in a tweet.
Gandhi further promised that the electricity bill will be waived off for "42 lakh beneficiaries (out of 49,63,000 beneficiaries) whose monthly electricity consumption is less than 200 units". This simply means the consumers will get free electricity up to 200 units per month.
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