₹200 to ₹300 per LPG cylinder. Ujjwala beneficiaries currently pay ₹703 per 14.2-kg cylinder as against the market price of ₹903.
After the decision of the Union Cabinet, they will now pay ₹603. Briefing the media after a meeting of the union cabinet, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the subsidy amount on LPG cylinders for the Ujjwala beneficiaries has been increased by ₹100.
"During the past nine years, a lot of development work has been done for the welfare of women and the poor. Last month, on the eve of Rakshabandhan, when the prices of domestic LPG were reduced by ₹200, it reached about ₹900.
However, for the Ujjwala beneficiaries, it was ₹700," he said. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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