2.3 million connections disbursed between August 10 and September 15
Reliance Gas, GoGas, and Aegis Gas could step up
After the formal launch, the prime minister distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually.
A total of 58 patients, 20 of them undergoing treatment for coronavirus, were evacuated after LPG leakage was reported at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai's Chinchpokli area
But prices may remain uncomfortably high for most consumers
Currently, BPCL has more than 8.4 crore domestic LPG customers, including 2.1 crore Ujjwala customers.
While booking an LPG refill through a mobile app/customer portal using registered login, the customer would be shown the list of delivering distributors along with their performance rating
The top four OMCs paid all-time high excise duty of Rs 2.87 trn in FY21, up from Rs 1.66 trn in FY20
Petrol now costs Rs 90.56 per litre in Delhi and a litre of diesel comes for Rs 80.87. Rates have been reduced across the country and vary from state to state
Oil companies wait to recover around Rs 4,500 cr from existing PMUY beneficiaries
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At the price of Rs 819, LPG refills beyond the reach of most PMUY beneficiaries.
An independent study on the usage of the LPG shows that very few households, even in urban areas, use the cleaner fuel in their kitchen
Usage among the PMUY beneficiaries, who are mostly poor rural households, jumped near 20 per cent
Policy group CEEW says government scheme 'must target poor households' to move to LPG.
The Opposition's continuous uproar and persistent demand for a discussion on the increase in petrol, diesel and LPG prices on Monday led to washout of the day's proceedings in Rajya Sabha.
The hike also applies to Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries
While LPG use rose as more people cooked at home due to tighter coronavirus restrictions, India's full-year consumption of fuel never fully recovered
BPCL has around 73 million LPG consumers, while Indian Oil has 134 million and HPCL around 78 million
The latest tender is aimed at getting better prices for supplies compared with those from the Middle East and to diversify sources of LPG, according to the objectives listed in the document