UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces free bus ride for women on Raksha Bandhan
Narendra Modi for slashing the prices of domestic cooking gas by ₹200 per cylinder, calling it a gift to sisters ahead of Raksha Bandhan. In a post in Hindi on X, Adityanath said, "In order to make the life of the common man comfortable and pleasant, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, today the Central Cabinet has taken a commendable decision to reduce the price of domestic gas cylinder by ₹200 and provide 75 lakh new gas connections under 'Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana'." The relief will be in addition to the subsidy of ₹200 provided in March 2023 to the beneficiaries of PM Ujjwala Yojana, thus, around 10.35 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries will get a gas cylinder at ₹700, he said.
"Thank you Prime Minister on the behalf of crores of mothers and sisters of the state for giving the gift on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the festival of affection," the CM said. The Centre on Tuesday announced a ₹200 per cylinder cut in prices of domestic cooking gas.
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