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BIZARRE: Pmuy - What They Never Told You

As BJP govt ads celebrate Ujjwala, beneficiaries count costlier cylinders

This month, LED hoardings inside several metro stations across Delhi show PM Narendra Modi on one side, CM Rekha Gupta on the other, and beaming Indian women in between. These are advertisements marking 12 years of the Modi government and celebrating the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for making kitchens…

OMCs losing nearly ₹700 per domestic LPG cylinder despite price hike: Govt

OMCs losing nearly ₹700 per domestic LPG cylinder despite price hike: Govt

Cooking gas prices have risen again. Oil companies are still losing about ₹700 on each domestic LPG cylinder. International prices are up due to the West Asia conflict. This has increased supply costs significantly. Consumers pay less than global rates. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries receive a subsidy on fewer…

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Indian households continue to pay among the lowest cooking gas prices in the world: Petroleum Ministry

Indian households continue to pay among the lowest cooking gas prices in the world: Petroleum Ministry

The Indian household continues to buy cooking gas much cheaper than the household in any neighbouring country, and far below the price paid in advanced economies such as the United States, Australia and Canada, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Sunday, noting that a beneficiary of the…

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Centre extends Ujjwala subsidy by another year

Union Cabinet extends LPG subsidy to 12 refills per year, benefiting 10.27 crore PMUY beneficiaries with ₹12,000 crore expenditure.

Telangana Assembly election 2023: For political parties, LPG subsidy is new firepower amid rising prices

BRS, in its manifesto, for the State elections due on November 30, has promised subsidised LPG cylinder at ₹400 for all eligible women.

Union Cabinet raises LPG subsidy for Ujjawala beneficiaries to Rs 300 per cylinder

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in subsidy amount for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder. Read further on Dynamite News:

Plea to consider Deepam households in Telangana, A.P. for LPG subsidy

Nearly 85 lakh households across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh using LPG connections issued under the Deepam scheme are not getting the subsidy of ₹200 per cylinder like the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries.

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Centre extends Ujjwala scheme to 75 lakh consumers

Centre extends Ujjwala scheme to 75 lakh consumers

Union Cabinet extends PMUY to 75 lakh more consumers, allocates ₹1,650 crore. Subsidy of ₹200/cylinder for up to 12 refills/year, ₹2,200/connection (14.2 kg) and ₹1,300/connection (5 kg). LPG coverage near saturation, 208 bottling plants, 25,386 distributors & 3.14 cr active customers.

One in four Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries took zero or one LPG cylinder refills last year despite ₹200 subsidy, RTI data reveals

One in four Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries took zero or one LPG cylinder refills last year despite ₹200 subsidy, RTI data reveals

In January 2018, a household could purchase a subsidised cylinder for ₹495.64; by March 2023, the same cylinder cost ₹903.

Relief for Indians as government cuts LPG cylinder prices by Rs 200

Relief for Indians as government cuts LPG cylinder prices by Rs 200

The price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder will be reduced by Rs 200 across the country. Read further on dynamite News:

Recalibrating India’s clean-cooking strategy

Recalibrating India’s clean-cooking strategy

India’s clean cooking policy must pivot towards the adoption of a suite of clean-cooking technologies and shift from an LPG-only strategy

Assam Ujjwala beneficiaries offered 5 kg LPG cylinder as ‘affordable’ option

Assam Ujjwala beneficiaries offered 5 kg LPG cylinder as ‘affordable’ option

The Indian Oil Corporation Limited offers two 5 kg LPG cylinders as a refill package to PMUY beneficiaries, who are unable to afford the standard 14.2 kg cylinder, in Assam.

Data | LPG price crosses ₹1,050, cylinder refills decline among PMUY consumers

Data | LPG price crosses ₹1,050, cylinder refills decline among PMUY consumers

The price surge in LPG cylinders has pushed consumers to lower the number of LPG refills with 5% of the PMUY beneficiaries refilling just once per year in FY22

Ujjwala scheme | 90 lakh beneficiaries do not get refills

Ujjwala scheme | 90 lakh beneficiaries do not get refills

Over 1 crore got refills only once, shows RTI reply

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