Recently the Union Cabinet has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to release 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from the financial year 2023-24 to 2025-26.
LPG cylinder price: The average per capita consumption of LPG under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has improved to 3.8 cylinder refills on an annual basis in April-October, from 3.01 refills in 2019-20 (FY20) and 3.01 refills in FY23. Had a 3.71 refill. Recently Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has given this information to the Parliament. Hardeep Singh Puri also said that the government’s measures to keep fuel affordable for poor families have been effective in keeping its price cheaper than in neighboring countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Rs 300 subsidy
Let us tell you that the government gives a subsidy of Rs 300 on 14.2 kg LPG cylinder for the PMUY beneficiary. After this subsidy, beneficiaries in the country’s capital Delhi are getting LPG cylinder for Rs 603. Its price for non-PMUY domestic consumers is Rs 903. According to data provided by Hardeep Puri, the price of LPG cylinder is Rs 1,059.46 in Pakistan, Rs 1,032.35 in Sri Lanka and Rs 1,198.56 in Nepal.
According to Union Minister Hardeep Puri, the LPG consumer base in the country has increased from 14 crore in 2014 to approximately 33 crore. Of these, about 10 crore connections are under PMUY. Let us tell you that PMUY was launched in the year 2016 to provide access to LPG as cooking fuel to poor families and discourage the use of traditional cooking fuels like firewood and cow dung cakes.
75 lakh new connections: Recently the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to release 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from the financial year 2023-24 to 2025-26. Is. With the provision of 75 lakh additional Ujjwala connections, the total number of PMUY beneficiaries will increase to 10.35 crore.
