Price of domestic LPG cylinder slashed by Rs 200 ahead of festive season
PM Modi’s gift to women on Raksha Bandhan 2023
LPG cylinder price slashed: In a major relief for customers and as a Raksha Bandhan 2023 gift to women of the nation, Union Cabinet announced the reduction in the price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Rs 200 per cylinder under Ujjwala Scheme.
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Briefing reporters on the decision of the union cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said the decision is a gift from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the women of the country on Onam and Raksha Bandhan.
"PM Modi has decided Rs 200 reduction in the price of domestic LPG cylinders, for all users...this is a gift from PM Narendra Modi, to the women of the country, during the occasion of Raksha Bandhan", says Union Minister Anurag Thakur.
Thakur also said that the central government has decided to add another 75 lakh Ujjwala gas beneficiaries. At present, there are 9.6 crore beneficiaries of the scheme.
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The minister said the current government has initiated several schemes for the development of women, including pucca houses, toilets, additional foodgrains and Direct Benefit Transfer during the Covid pandemic.