LPG subsidies

Jet fuel price hiked by 6%; LPG costlier by Rs 1.50 a cylinder

Every household is entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates in a year. Any requirement beyond that is to be purchased at market price.

Oct 01, 2017, 15:56 PM IST

Govt extends deadline to get Aadhaar for free LPG

The government had in March this year mandated that anyone not having Aadhaar but desirous of availing free LPG connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana must apply for it by May 31.

Aug 05, 2017, 17:26 PM IST

Aadhaar now a must for poor women to get free LPG connection

The government has made having an Aadhaar card must for poor women to avail of free cooking gas (LPG) connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.

Mar 08, 2017, 14:05 PM IST

PM to launch Rs 8K cr scheme for free LPG connections to poor

Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on May 1 and do a repeat function at Dahod in Gujarat on May 15.

Apr 22, 2016, 20:54 PM IST

Give-it-Up: Over 1 crore LPG users let go of subsidies

Since Modi made the appeal in March last year, 1,00,06,303 LPG consumers have stopped using subsidised cooking gas, helping the exchequer save a few thousand crores of rupees in doles, oil ministry officials said.

Apr 21, 2016, 20:03 PM IST

LPG subsidies to be transfferred into accounts from Jan 1

But for this, the consumer needs to give a copy of completely filled up Form 'PAHAL' to the gas distributor and another copy to the bank where he has his account.

Dec 18, 2014, 23:59 PM IST