Govt reduces subsidised LPG cylinders under Ujjwala Yojana from 9 to 4
The Indian government has reduced the number of subsidized LPG cylinders for poor households under the Ujjwala Yojana scheme from nine to four per year. Officials justified the move by citing the high financial burden on state-run oil companies.
Why it matters
This policy change directly impacts the cost of living for millions of low-income families in India who rely on subsidized clean cooking fuel.
The government has reduced the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders that 105 million poor households get under a popular welfare scheme from nine to four, a top petroleum ministry officer said Monday, a day after the reduction was communicated almost as an aside in a statement justifying the ₹ 29 increase in the price of a 14.2 kg cyclinder that was announced on Sunday.
The article presents both the government's justification and the factual details of the subsidy reduction without taking a stance.
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