LPG Cylinder Prices Cut By ₹200, PM Modi’s Gift For Raksha Bandhan

Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 29 (Maxim News):  In a relief for citizens, 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.  Thakur also said that the Central government has decided to add another 75 lakh Ujjwala gas beneficiaries.  At present, there are 9.6 crore beneficiaries of the scheme.  India is dependent on imports for 60 percent of its natural gas requirements. 

The Minister said that the government has initiated several schemes for the development of women, including pucca houses, toilets, additional foodgrains, and Direct Benefit Transfer during the Covid pandemic.  (Maxim News) 

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