LPG gas cylinder KYC: Delivery to be allowed only after Aadhaar authentication, check how to update e-KYC onlineLPG Cylinder KYC: The petroleum ministry has clarified that biometric Aadhaar authentication for LPG customers is only for those who haven'...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Ujjwala Scheme: Govt extends Rs 300 LPG subsidy for beneficiaries for FY25The Indian government has extended the Rs 300 per LPG cylinder subsidy to poor women under the Ujjwala Yojana for the next fiscal year, sta...
07 Mar, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
Niti Aayog to evaluate food and LPG subsidy schemesIndia's government think-tank, Niti Aayog, will evaluate the country's largest subsidy schemes, the National Food Security Act and LPG subs...
26 Sep, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
India may fix biggest subsidy schemes - food & LPG - that cost Rs 4 lk cr a yearNITI Aayog, the policy think tank of the Indian government, will evaluate the National Food Security Act and LPG subsidy to ensure efficien...
26 Sep, 2023, 02.43 PM IST
Government slashes LPG prices, provides relief ahead of festive season; here's a list of the city-wise pricesThe Union Cabinet in India has announced a reduction in the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ahead of the festive season. All domest...
29 Aug, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
Cabinet approves LPG subsidy of Rs 200/cylinder for all users, Ujjwala users will now get Rs 400The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved an additional subsidy of Rs 200 per cylinder under Pradhan Mantri ...
29 Aug, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
CCEA approves extending Ujjwala LPG scheme for all beneficiaries for one yearTo make LPG available to the rural and deprived poor households, the Central government launched PMUY in May 2016, to provide deposit free ...
24 Mar, 2023, 09.39 PM IST
Ujjwala 2 must have brighter successorSubsidy for the non-poor has been phased out, save for those in remote locations far away from major LPG hubs. India has about 28 crore LPG...
11 Aug, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Government may widen subsidy net to cover all cooking fuelsA comprehensive ‘cooking subsidy’ is being readied and it could form part of govt's poll manifesto.
09 Jan, 2019, 03.10 PM IST
GST, cut in subsidy drive up LPG cylinder priceLPG has been put in the 5% GST slab. Earlier, most states such as Delhi did not tax the green fuel, while some levied VAT ranging between 2...
03 Jul, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
Panel examines direct benefit transfer of subsidy for power consumersThe Niti Aayog and industry experts have been advocating the scheme to lower subsidy, prevent its misuse and strengthening power distributi...
29 Dec, 2016, 01.23 AM IST
Direct LPG subsidy savings only 15 per cent of government claim: CAGIn a report tabled in Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India said bulk of the savings in subsidy was due to sharp fall in...
12 Aug, 2016, 05.54 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to launch Rs 8,000 crore scheme for free LPG connections to poorModi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on May 1 and do a repeat function at Dahod in Gujarat on May ...
22 Apr, 2016, 05.03 PM IST
Rs 7,024 crore transferred under LPG cash subsidy schemeAn amount of Rs 7,024 cr has been transferred since Nov. 15, 2014 through 19.81 cr transactions," Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinh...
20 Mar, 2015, 05.13 PM IST
Direct LPG subsidy payouts may be taxed: ExpertsThe tax on this could be as high as about Rs 1,700 a year, if the individual comes under the highest tax bracket of 30%.
12 Dec, 2013, 12.38 PM IST
DBT scheme to check LPG misuse, reduce subsidy burden: Panabaka LakshmiSpeaking at the launch of DBT for LPG consumers in Andhra Pradesh, Lakshmi said use of commercial LPG cylinders increased by 16 per cent.
01 Jun, 2013, 03.41 PM IST
- No subsidised gas for people with income of over Rs 6 lakh per annum: Parliamentary Panel
The Committee said a more effective way to cut subsidy outgo will be to completely stop selling subsidised LPG cylinder to the rich.
03 Aug, 2011, 06.01 PM IST