Centre may change subsidy policies for LPG connection

If you are also planning to take a free LPG gas connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana scheme, then this news is very important for you. The government may soon make changes in the structure of subsidy available under the Ujjwala Yojana scheme. According to the report, the Petroleum Ministry is working on 2 new structures and they may be released soon. The central government, in Budget 2021, had announced to give one crore new LPG gas connections, but now the government can change the advance payment model on behalf of OMCs. Also Read | Coronavirus: DGCA issues new directives for all airports to fine mask violators According to information, the company would charge an advance payment of 1600 in one lump sum. At present, OMCs charge an advance amount in the form of EMI. According to a source, the government will continue to provide subsidies for the remaining 1600 in the scheme. In this scheme of the government, the customers are given a 14.2 kg cylinder and stove. It costs around Rs 3200 and gets a subsidy of Rs 1600 on behalf of the government, while OMCs give Rs 1600 as advance. However, on refilling OMCs, the amount of subsidy is charged as EMI. Also Read | Coronavirus peak in Punjab in first 10 days of April: CMC Ludhiana The scheme is very easy to register. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana scheme, a woman from the BPL family can apply to get a gas connection. You can get information in detail by going to the official website pmujjwalayojana.com. To register, you must first fill a form and submit it to the nearest LPG distributor. Apart from this, the woman in this form will also have to give her full address, Jan Dhan bank account, and the Aadhaar number of all the family members. Later, after processing it, the oil marketing companies issue LPG connections to the eligible beneficiary. If a consumer opts for EMI, then the EMI amount is adjusted in the subsidy on the cylinder. Click here to follow PTC News on Twitter. -PTC News