New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the reduction in prices of cooking gas cylinders by Rs 200 for all connection holders will give a lot of convenience to all "my sisters and family members on the occasion of Rakshabandhan."
Modi said that he wishes that all his sisters remain happy and healthy, he wrote on X.
His comment came after the union cabinet announced reduction in prices of cooking gas LPG cylinders by Rs 200 for all connection holders.
The cabinet also announced 75 lakh new connections under the Ujjwala scheme.
Amit Shah terms reduction in LGP price as 'Raksha Bandhan Gift'
The Home Minister Amit Shah has also welcomed the decision and termed the decision as Raksha Bandhan Gift.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a subsidy of Rs 200 on domestic cylinders for the mothers and sisters of the country on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan and Onam.
“With this decision, the total subsidy of gas cylinders available under Ujjwala Yojana will now be Rs 400. This will provide relief to the public from the rising inflation due to the changing global scenario.
“Along with this, the cabinet has also approved 75 lakh new Ujjwala connections, which will give freedom to poor and needy mothers from the curse of smoke. Heartfelt gratitude to PM Narendra Modi for these public welfare decisions," Amit Shah wrote on X.
Thakur had said that all domestic consumers of LPG cylinders should get Rs 200 subsidy per cylinder. Further, users under the PM Ujjwala Scheme will get this subsidy on top of the existing subsidy. He said that the Cabinet approved 7.5 million new gas connections under the scheme.
