Centre raises LPG subsidy for Ujjawala beneficiaries. Here’s how much it will cost now…

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in subsidy amount for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries from ₹200 to ₹300 per LPG cylinder.

According the official statement during a press briefing of the union cabinet, Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced an increase in the subsidy amount for the Ujjwala beneficiaries by ₹100.

“During the past nine years, a lot of development work has been done for the welfare of women and the poor. Last month, on the eve of Rakshabandhan, when the prices of domestic LPG were reduced by Rs 200, it reached about Rs 900. However, for the Ujjwala beneficiaries, it was Rs 700,” he said.

After this, Ujjwala beneficiaries will now be eligible for an additional subsidy of ₹100 per cylinder.

Notably, the prices for LPG domestic were decreased by ₹200 per gas cylinder prices.

In Delhi for instance, the decision brought down the cost of a 14.2 kg cylinder from the existing ₹1,103 per cylinder to ₹903.

Before this, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan in the month of August, the extension of PMUY for release of 75 lakh LPG connections over three years was approved by the Union Cabinet from financial year 2023-24 to 2025-26. These 75 lakh additional Ujjwala connections will take total number of PMUY beneficiaries to 10.35 crore.

It is to be noted here that the decision on additional subsidy for Ujjawala beneficiaries has come ahead of assembly polls in five states. Elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Telangana will be held by the end of this year.