Government raised the amount of subsidy by Rs.100 on LPG for Ujjwala Beneficiaries

Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced the government's decision to increase the amount of subsidy for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries from 200 to 300 per LPG cylinder on Wednesday during a briefing on Cabinet decisions.

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The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), launched on May 1, 2016, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, aims to give rural households access to cooking fuel like LPG.

The program's main goal is to provide LPG connections to women from BPL households, SC/ST communities, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Antyoday Anna Yojana (AAY) recipients, forest residents, and other underprivileged groups.

The decision was made just one month after the Centre lowered the cost of household cooking gas cylinders by 200 rupees for all consumers. Following the August judgment, Thakur stated that there may be an additional financial impact of 7,680 crore for the fiscal year 2023–2024 as a result of this supplemental subsidy.

Beneficiaries of the Ujjwala programme currently pay 703 instead of 903 every 14.2-kg cylinder. They will now pay 603 after the Union Cabinet's decision.

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