Domestic LPG cylinder prices slashed by Rs 200: Cabinet

New-Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave a nod to an additional subsidy of Rs 200 per LPG cylinder under the Ujjwala scheme.

With this, the total subsidy will be Rs 400 per cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries.

In a press meet, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the Prime Minister has decided Rs 200 reduction in the price of domestic LPG cylinders for all users. “This is a gift from PM Narendra Modi, to the women of the country, during the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.”

The prices of the LPG gas cylinders for domestic use have been brought down by Rs 200 per cylinder, for each and every user. At the same time, 75 lakhs new gas connections will be given under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, informs Union Minister Anurag Thakur.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries are already getting Rs 200 subsidy, but they will also be benefited from the decrease in the rate, that means the rate reduction for the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ beneficiaries will be Rs 400 per cylinder, says Anurag Thakur.