Rajasthan News: The present Bhajanlal government in the state had modified the previous Ashok Gehlot government’s scheme of providing gas cylinders at Rs 500 by reducing the price of kitchen gas cylinders by another Rs 50, bringing it down to Rs 450. But consumers did not get the subsidy in November and December, media reports said.
Indeed, the chief minister had announced the extension of the LPG cylinder subsidy scheme in the 2024-25 budget itself, promising to supply LPG cylinders at Rs 450 to beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
The Issue of Gas Cylinder Subsidy
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He said the BJP had promised in its manifesto that cylinders would be provided at Rs 450 if it came to power, but the headlines today say that gas cylinder subsidies for October and November last year were not received.
“People of Rajasthan are of the view that under the BJP’s scheme, they are being made to buy costly cylinders and the Chief Minister is busy in making empty speeches rather than addressing these issues, ” Gehlot said.
Benefits for 68 Lakh Families
More than 1 crore 7 lakh 35 thousand households are registered under NFSA in Rajasthan. Of these, 37 lakh families were earlier beneficiaries of BPL or Ujjwala scheme and got cylinders at Rs 450. Under the new arrangement, 68 lakh families were to benefit which would have added Rs 200 crore to the cost of the Rajasthan government. Source Rajasthan Patrika
