New Delhi: Direct transfer scheme for LPG cylinder subsidy has come into force from June 1. Under the scheme, the government will transfer Rs 435 directly in the bank accounts of LPG consumers in 18 districts of the country.
Consumers will get the money each time they book for an LPG refill. These consumers then will have to buy cooking gas at market price. The government hopes to save Rs 8,000-10,000 crore annually after the scheme is rolled out all over the country.
The government intends to extend the scheme to rest of the country before end of the year but wants to see results in the 18 districts first. The districts selected have high Aadhaar or unique identification number penetration.
While as many as 89 per cent of the LPG consuming population in these districts have Aadhaar number, the government will give a three-month grace period to them to procure the UID number and seed it with their bank accounts where cash subsidy has to be transferred....
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09:20 AM, Jun 01, 2013
The price of the non-subsidised LPG cylinders were on Saturday slashed by Rs 37.5 per barrel, even as the price of diesel for bulk consumers was hiked by almost Re one per litre. The bulk consumers of diesel include the railways, transport undertakings, defence and industries like cement, mines and others. ...
06:09 PM, Mar 02, 2013
In a relief to the citizens of Andhra Pradesh capital, the deadline for linkage of LPG cylinders on subsidy with Aadhaar has been extended till March 15. With the oil companies earlier deciding to make Aadhaar linkage compulsory for availing LPG cylinder on subsidy, a mad rush was witnessed for Aadhar enrolment. ...
03:40 AM, Feb 15, 2013
The Sheila Dikshit government has decided to raise the cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders from 9 to 12 barrells per annum. The move, however, will benefit only the BPL (below poverty line) card holders. ...
12:50 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The government on Thursday took the first step towards diesel decontrol and allowed the oil companies to raise prices from time to time, but kept the mechanism to be followed unclear. ...
04:42 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The Cabinet on Thursday refused to take a call on increasing the prices of diesel, kerosene and LPG and instead put the onus of oil marketing companies to decide on diesel price from time to time. ...
01:31 PM, Jan 17, 2013
After announcing a hike in railway fares, the government is now set to take a tough decision on raising fuel prices as early as this week or next week. A hike of Rs 4.50 per litre in diesel prices and that of Rs 100 per cylinder for LPG prices is expected. ...
01:19 PM, Jan 10, 2013
The Election Commission on Wednesday disapproved Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily's announcement of raising subsidised LPG quota and asked him to be circumspect in future. Moily had announced that the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders could be raised from six to nine. ...
06:38 PM, Dec 12, 2012
The Election Commission has served a notice to Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily for announcing that the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders could be raised from six to nine. EC says this is a violation of the model code of conduct as the announcement comes barely 24 hours ahead of the first phase of polling in Gujarat. ...
07:40 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily on Tuesday indicated that the cap on the number of subsidised LPG cylinders a family can buy per year could be raised. Speaking to reporters, Moily said that the cap could be raised from six cylinders to nine. ...
06:18 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Government is considering raising cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders and a decision will be taken in the "next few days", Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily said in the Lok Sabha on Friday. "We are considering it (giving more than six subsidised cylinders) and need a few days time," he said during Question Hour. ...
04:41 AM, Dec 01, 2012
New Delhi: In a relief for households this Diwali, the government is likely to announce an increase the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders on Monday. Six is the current limit. Sources say it could go up to 9 cylinders per household per year. Last week, a meeting of Congress leaders heard a strong demand for raising the cap of subsidised LPG cylinders from the current six to 12, after which...
09:00 AM, Nov 12, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to provide three additional subsidised LPG cylinders to those with an annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting. The three subsidised cylinders will be in addition to the six cylinders to be provided by the Centre. The central government has put a cap on the number of subsidised cylinders at six. Congress had asked...
09:36 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Bangalore: Admitting that the decision to limit supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinders to six a year has caused hardships, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday said it is for the public sector oil firms to take a call on raising the cap. Moily, who earlier this week took over as the Oil Minister, said there have been demands from within the Congress as well as from Opposition...
09:10 PM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: The government is considering a review of the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders that had been fixed at six cylinders per family per annum in September this year as the Centre unleashed its 'big bang reforms' to put the economy back on track, sources said on Friday. The government sources said that the Congress wants it to be increased from six to nine cylinders. However, a decision will...
11:22 AM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: Sources on Friday said that it was a communication by the Oil Ministry that led to a reversal of the price hike on non-subsidised LPG cylinders. The government on Thursday had hiked the prices of non-subsidised cooking gas by Rs 26.50 to Rs 922, up from Rs 895.50. The hike was supposed to come into effect on November 11. However, facing criticism from all sides, the government put...
09:27 AM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: Facing stiff opposition, the government on Thursday put on hold the Rs 26.50 increase in price of cooking gas cylinders that consumers buy beyond their quota of six subsidised bottles. "The price hike has been put on hold," a top oil company official said declining to give a reason for the same. The latest increase in non-subsidised cooking gas has been reversed and it will be available at...
11:22 PM, Nov 01, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the state cannot be treated at par with other states of the country on the LPG cap issue in view of sub-zero temperatures during winters. "I have told the Central Government that Jammu and Kashmir cannot be placed at par with Delhi and other states so far as supply of LPG is concerned," Omar said addressing a gathering in...
04:38 PM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protested against price rise and cap on LPG cylinders at Jantar Mantar in the capital on Friday. Senior BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley were at the rally as part of the party's 'Congress hatao, Desh bachao' (remove Congress, save the country) campaign targetting the UPA-2 government. "The UPA government came into power saying it would serve the common man. However, it...
02:24 PM, Oct 12, 2012
Srinagar: LPG cylinders in Kashmir are getting dearer than gold. Seventy-year-old Ghulam Mohammad who heads a family of 10 hit the streets of Srinagar for the fourth time in a week to collect new registration papers that would enable him to collect one of the six gas cylinders he is allotted, and is at his wits' end for winter is approaching. Fifty miles away, Anantnag resident Mushtaq Ahmad Wagay, a...
10:33 AM, Oct 10, 2012
