India News: NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the government has hiked the subsidy on cooking gas connections under Ujjwala scheme in view of the .
With Wednesday’s decision, a 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder in Delhi will effectively cost Rs 603 for PMUY beneficiaries, while for other domestic consumers, it will continue to be priced at Rs 903.
A 14.2 kg cooking gas refill costs Rs 903 in Delhi. For Ujjwala customers, the effective price is Rs 702, which will now drop to Rs 602. There are about 31 crore cooking gas customers in the country, including 9.6 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries. Non-Ujjwala customers do not get subsidy.
The move comes ahead of assembly elections in five states later this year, and persistent inflation, although it eased a bit in August | Latest News India
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