The central government provided a subsidy of Rs 200 per cylinder to the beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme in May 2022 due to the increase in fuel prices. It was increased to Rs 300 in October, 2023. This subsidy is available on 12 LPG cylinders per year.
LPG latest price: From the current financial year i.e. April 2024 to March 2025, crores of people will get subsidy on LPG cylinders. This subsidy will be of Rs 300 and its benefit will be available only on 12 cylinders. To avail its benefits, it is mandatory to be connected to the Ujjwala scheme. Let us tell you that more than 9 crore people are connected under the Ujjwala scheme.
What are the details
In fact, last March, the Central Government had announced to increase the subsidy of Rs 300 per cylinder to poor women under the Ujjwala scheme. This subsidy was earlier till March 2024, which has now been extended till March 31, 2025. The subsidy is paid directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
Since when are you getting subsidy?
The central government provided a subsidy of Rs 200 per cylinder to the beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme in May 2022 due to the increase in fuel prices. It was increased to Rs 300 in October, 2023. This subsidy is available on 12 LPG cylinders per year. This move is expected to benefit about 10 crore families. This will cost Rs 12,000 crore.
Started in 2016
Let us tell you that in order to provide clean cooking fuel Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to rural and deprived poor families, the government has launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (LPG) in May, 2016 to provide LPG connections without any deposit to adult women of poor households. PMUY) was started. Gas connections were provided free of cost to the beneficiaries but they were required to fill LPG cylinders at market price.
Today LPG Cylinder Price
| CITY | DOMESTIC (14.2 KG) | COMMERCIAL (19 KG) |
| New Delhi | ₹ 803.00 0.00 | ₹ 1764.50 -30.50 |
| Kolkata | ₹ 829.00 0.00 | ₹ 1879.00 -32.00 |
| Mumbai | ₹ 802.50 0.00 | ₹ 1717.50 -31.50 |
| Chennai | ₹ 818.50 0.00 | ₹ 1930.00 -30.50 |
| Gurgaon | ₹ 811.50 0.00 | ₹ 1770.00 -32.50 |
| Noida | ₹ 800.50 0.00 | ₹ 1755.00 -31.50 |
| Bangalore | ₹ 805.50 0.00 | ₹ 1844.50 -30.50 |
| Bhubaneswar | ₹ 829.00 0.00 | ₹ 1916.00 -32.00 |
| Chandigarh | ₹ 812.50 0.00 | ₹ 1785.50 -30.50 |
| Hyderabad | ₹ 855.00 0.00 | ₹ 1994.50 -32.50 |
| Jaipur | ₹ 806.50 0.00 | ₹ 1786.50 -31.50 |
| Lucknow | ₹ 840.50 0.00 | ₹ 1877.50 -31.50 |
| Patna | ₹ 892.50 0.00 | ₹ 2024.00 -33.00 |
| Trivandrum | ₹ 812.00 0.00 | ₹ 1796.00 -31.50 |
