LPG subsidy directly in bank accounts from June 1 in 18 districts

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 15:39

The scheme was to be rolled out in 20 districts initially but the launch in Mysore in Karnataka and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh has been put off by a month due to assembly and Parliamentary bypolls, official sources said.

Non-subsidised LPG price cut by Rs 3 per cylinder

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 16:40

A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder that consumers will have to buy after they exhaust their enhanced quota of 9 subsidised bottles in a year, will cost Rs 901.50 from Monday, according to Indian Oil Corp (IOC).

Centre urged to extend date of LPG cylinder disbursement

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 21:12

The Andhra Pradesh government urged the Centre to extend the date of February 15.

Three killed in LPG cylinder explosion

Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 16:45

Three workers were killed and four others sustained burn injuries in a LPG cylinder explosion inside a steel company here, police said.

EC asks Centre to stop increase in cap on subsidized LPG cylinders

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 19:47

EC took strong exception to the Centre`s move to increase the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders ahead of the Gujarat elections.

`Provide LPG cylinders to religious places at subsidised rate`

Last Updated: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 21:47

SGPC on Thursday demanded the Centre to provide cooking gas cylinders to all religious places across the country at subsidised rate.

Govt looking into demands for raising subsidised LPG cap

Last Updated: Friday, November 23, 2012, 14:31

The government is looking into demands for raising the cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinders per households, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Friday.

It is for Oil Min to consider raising LPG cylinder cap: FM

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 14:06

Amidst demands from within the Congress party to increase the limit on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was for the Petroleum Ministry to bring a proposal for raising the cap if it feels so.

Increase in LPG cap: Moily says it's for oil PSUs to take call

Last Updated: Friday, November 2, 2012, 21:42

Moily, who earlier this week took over as the Oil Minister, said there has been demands from within the Congress as well as from Opposition to raise the limit.

Govt likely to raise cap on subsidised LPG cylinders

Last Updated: Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:40

As per sources, Congress wants to raise the cap to nine cylinders in a year.

NCP threatens stir over subsidised LPG cylinder issue

Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 20:07

NCP, a partner in state`s ruling coalition threatened to launch an agitation if the government failed to take decision within a week on providing three additional subsidised LPG cylinders.