Ujjwala Scheme

BPL families, Ujjwala beneficiaries to get gas cylinder at Rs 500 in Raj

Families below the poverty line (BPL) and beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme in Rajasthan will now get LPG cylinders for Rs 500, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approving a financial proposal of Rs 750 crore, according to an official statement. The financial proposal pertained to the 'Chief Minister Gas Cylinder' scheme, it said. This approval will benefit more than 73 lakh families in the state. Under this scheme, eligible beneficiaries will be able to get one cylinder per month at a cheaper rate starting from April 1, the statement said. The statement said that a subsidy of Rs 410 per gas cylinder will be given by the state government to the families having a gas connection under the Ujjwala scheme. Subsidy of Rs 610 per gas cylinder will be payable to BPL families, it said. On the purchase of a cylinder by a beneficiary, the subsidy amount will be transferred to their Jan Aadhaar linked account. The benefit of this scheme will also be given to beneficiaries who have registe

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The total cost outlay for the Centre as a result will stand at Rs 13,780 crore, including Rs 6,100 crore in 2022-23 and Rs 7,680 crore in 2023-24

LPG cylinders under Ujjwala scheme at Rs 500 to BPL families: Gehlot

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2.3 million connections disbursed between August 10 and September 15

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Sector watchers say budgetary allocations for LPG subsidy may soon vanish, going the way of kerosene subsidy in the Budget 2021

90% cylinders given under Ujjwala scheme in disuse: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi attacked the government over the issue of high prices of cooking gas and said govt give subsidy to the poor and reduce inflation

PM Modi launches Ujjwala 2.0 for providing free LPG connections

After the formal launch, the prime minister distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually.

PM Modi to launch Ujjwala 2.0 on Aug 10, hand over LPG connections in UP

PMUY 2.0 was announced in the Union budget for financial year 2021-22. There was a provision for an additional 10 million LPG connections under the scheme

PM Modi to launch Ujjwala 2.0 on August 10 in UP, will hand LPG connections

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Centre seeks legal opinion to let BPCL sell subsidised LPG after stake sale

Currently, BPCL has more than 8.4 crore domestic LPG customers, including 2.1 crore Ujjwala customers.

Power play

The sector needs urgent pricing reforms

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Five years after its launch, the scheme seems to have run into a fresh problem: affordability

Subsidised, non-subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder

The hike also applies to Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries

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Though the government expected an outgo of Rs 13,500 crore with respect to the scheme, only Rs 9,710 crore was transferred directly into the bank accounts of Ujjwala beneficiaries, as of June 30.

Affordable housing to free foodgrains, Cabinet approves key announcements

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Coronavirus outbreak: Few takers for free LPG cylinders in lockdown

Assuming that each of these 68 million cylinders has gone against one connection, the lockdown relief from the government could not reach 12.3 million families with Ujjwala connections

Need for more

Relief for the poor is welcome, but only a beginning

From loans to refills at doorsteps, Ujjwala scheme may get a facelift

This is among a slew of measures to be introduced by oil marketing companies to boost the number of refills under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Oil ministry wants more funds to get Ujjwala scheme back on track

Currently, there are 24,127 LPG distributors in India.