The Centre on Wednesday increased the subsidy to Rs 300 per cylinder from Rs 200, paid to poor women who got cooking gas connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
During a briefing on Cabinet decisions, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, “The beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will get a subsidy of Rs 300 per cylinder.”
The Ujjwala beneficiaries currently pay Rs 703 per 14.2-kg cylinder as against the market price of Rs 903. After the decision of the Union Cabinet, they will now pay Rs 603.
