Ujjwala: 8 croreth beneficiary from Maharashtra struggles to buy gas cylinder
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Last Updated: Mar 02, 2021, 04:26 PM IST
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On September 7, 2019, PM Modi handed then 30-year-old Shaikh an Ujjwala certificate, making her the Beneficiary No. 8 crore of the country-wide scheme to provide LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL).
Ayesha Shaikh, who became the eight croreth beneficiary of the national scheme to provide LPG connections to BPL women and received Ujjwala certificate by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2019, is finding it difficult now to pay for a cooking gas cylinder in view of the frequent hike in rates.
LPG Cooking Gas Price: In Delhi, the price of non-subsidised LPG is Rs 694 per cylinder.
LPG Cylinder Price: Non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices were left unchanged at existing levels on January 1, 2021, following two hikes of a cumulative Rs 100 per cylinder in each of the four metros. With effect from January 1, the price of non-subsidised LPG remained at Rs 694 per cylinder (14.2 kilograms) each in Delhi and Mumbai, according to Indian Oil Corporation s website - iocl.com. Indian Oil, the country s largest fuel retailer, supplies LPG under the brand Indane.
Usually, the rates of non-subsidised LPG cylinders are reviewed on a monthly basis and any changes effected on the first day of each month. Cooking gas rates vary in different parts of the country due to local taxes.