"Gift to Prime Minister's sisters on Raksha Bandhan": CM Dhami on reduced price of LPG cylinder
Aug 29, 2023
New Delhi [India], August 29 : After the central government announced a reduction in the prices of LPG cylinders by Rs 200, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called it a gift to the PM's sisters on Raksha Bandhan.
Taking to social media, 'X' (formerly Twitter), Dhami said that the decision is a gift from the Prime Minister to the women of the country on Raksha Bandhan.
"A gift to the Prime Minister's sisters on Raksha Bandhan!" Under the able leadership of respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, the Union Cabinet has taken an unprecedented decision to cut the prices of domestic gas cylinders by Rs 200 while giving Rakshabandhan gifts to all the sisters of the country. At the same time, the beneficiaries of the Ujjwala Yojana will get a total subsidy of Rs 400 per cylinder. On behalf of all the people of the state, heartfelt gratitude to the respected Prime Minister for this public welfare decision," CM Dhami posted.
Earlier in the day, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to cut LPG domestic gas cylinder prices by Rs 200 for all users.
Briefing reporters on the decision of the union cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said the decision is a gift from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the women of the country on Onam and Raksha Bandhan. The meeting of the Cabinet was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Effective Wednesday, the price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder will be reduced by Rs 200 across the country. In Delhi, for instance, the decision will bring down the cost of a 14.2 kg cylinder from the existing Rs 1,103 per cylinder to Rs 903.
This across-the-board reduction is in addition to the existing targeted subsidy of Rs 200 per cylinder to Ujjwala households, which will continue. Therefore, the effective price in Delhi for Ujjwala beneficiaries after this reduction will be Rs 703.
It may be noted that there are more than 31 crore domestic LPG consumers, including 9.6 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries.
Anurag Thakur said the current government has initiated several schemes for the development of women, including pucca houses, toilets, additional foodgrains, and Direct Benefit Transfer during the Covid pandemic.
