International Women’s Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the price of LPG cylinders will be reduced by Rs 100 to significantly reduce the burden on households and benefit women.
“Today, on Women’s Day, our government has decided to reduce LPG cylinder prices by Rs. 100. This will significantly ease the financial burden on millions of households across the country, especially for the benefit of our Nari Shakti,” the Prime Minister said in a post on social media.
He further added: “By making cooking gas more affordable, we also want to support the well-being of families and ensure a healthier environment. This is in line with our commitment to empower women and provide them with an ‘easy life’.”
Today, on Women’s Day, our Government has decided to reduce LPG cylinder prices by Rs. 100. This will significantly ease the financial burden on millions of households across the country, especially benefiting our Nari Shakti.
By making cooking gas more affordable, we also aim…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2024
Separately, the government has announced an extension of Rs 300 per LPG cylinder subsidy to poor women under the Ujjwala Yojana for the next fiscal starting April 1.
This comes after the government increased the subsidy from Rs 200 on 14.2 kg bottles up to 12 refills per year to Rs 300 per bottle. The subsidy of Rs 300 per cylinder was for the current fiscal, which ends on March 31.
The move is expected to benefit around 10 lakh families and cost the government Rs 12,000 crore. The decision comes with a general election looming in April-May. The government launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in May 2016 to provide deposit-free LPG connections to adult women from poor households. While the connection was free, the beneficiaries had to buy LPG refills at the market price.
