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
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 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
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
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: In a major relief to the common man, the Centre on Friday removed all taxes on non-subsidised LPG cylinders. Announcing the decision, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that there will zero customs duty and VAT on non-subsidised cylinders. The FM also welcomed the decision by some of the states to raise the cap on maximum number of subsidised LPG cylinders a family can buy in a year from...
12:49 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will on Friday hold a meet to discuss the key economic measures introduced by the Centre to rein in its fiscal deficit. These include the diesel price hike and a cap on the maximum number of subsidised LPG cylinders a family can buy in a year. NCP leaders had on Thursday asked the Centre to rethink the "blanket hike" in diesel prices and...
09:31 AM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday announced it would raise the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders from six to nine in its states (Delhi, Maharashtra, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Mizoram and Meghalaya) and added that it would put pressure on other states to follow the line. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was the first to raise the cap on the LPG cylinders from six...
01:29 PM, Sep 19, 2012
