Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 17:08
In a bid to make cooking gas (LPG) easily available to consumers, 5-kg mini LPG cylinders will now be available at select petrol pumps and neighbourhood grocery stores besides regular gas agencies in almost all major cities.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 16:25
The government is not considering any proposal to stop supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) to the rich, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 21:39
Beginning new year, LPG consumers across the country will start getting cash subsidy so that they can buy the cooking fuel at market price.
Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 17:03
Over 12,450 LPG users have so far voluntarily given up their subsidies, but this accounts for only 0.008 percent of about 15 crore domestic cooking gas consumers in the country.
Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 14:08
In a letter to Modi, text of which was released to the media here, the chief minister said: "In remote and rural areas, people may find it difficult to access nationalised bank branches."
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:30
Taking jibe at UPA`s decision of raising cap of subsidised cooking gas from 9 to 12, Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh said that the Congress is heading towards its "last show" at the Centre.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:10
Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said raising the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders from nine at present, will cost Rs 5,000 crore in additional subsidy annually.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:53
Bowing to party pressure, the government Thursday raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into bank accounts using Aadhaar platform.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:00
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved raising the quota of subsidised LPG cylinder from nine to 12 per household during a meeting on Thursday.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 08:58
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs may consider raising the quota of subsidised LPG cylinder from nine to 12 per household at a meeting on Thursday.
Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 16:48
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs may raise the subsidised LPG cylinder quota from 9 to 12 at the next meeting, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said Friday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 10:20
Under the scheme, a 5-kg LPG cylinder will be sold for Rs 543 compared to the Rs 414 charged for 14.2-kg subsidised cylinder from households.
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