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LPG cap hiked from 9 to 12; Aadhar-linked subsidy scheme suspended

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.

Subsidised LPG cylinder cap hiked from 9 to 12 per yr; effective from April

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.

Govt to 'seriously consider' raising LPG cylinder quota: Moily

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:16

The government had initially capped the supply of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders to six per household in a year in September 2012.

Kerala Left opposition walks out over LPG issue

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 14:07

Left opposition walked out of Kerala assembly on first day of session, dissatisfied with government`s reply on steps taken to give more time to people to link their Aadhaar number to a bank account.

Fuel prices hike unjustified: CPI

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 22:01

CPI on Saturday demanded roll back of the hike in prices of petrol, diesel and unsubsidised LPG cylinders, saying it was unjustified.

'No proposal to increase number of subsidised LPG cylinders'

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 14:07

Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on Saturday said there was no proposal before the government to increase the number of subsidised LPG cylinders from the present nine a year to 12.

Rs 2,000 cr given as LPG subsidy under DBT till Dec

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:27

The government has transferred Rs 2,000 crore into 6.6 crore accounts as LPG subsidy till December 2013 under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme.

LPG subsidy to continue for all consumers

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 15:19

All household LPG consumers will continue to receive subsidy even if not linked to the Adhaar card, a top oil company official said here Friday.

Aadhaar not mandatory for LPG subsidy: Moily

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 19:02

Having made Aadhaar mandatory for receiving subsidised cooking gas (LPG) in 19 districts, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the unique identification card will no longer be a must for giving subsidises unless cleared by the Supreme Court.

Direct subsidy transactions for LPG cylinders cross 4.5 mn

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 18:46

Continuing its successful run, the scheme for paying cooking gas (LPG) subsidy to customers directly in their bank accounts has crossed 4.5 million transactions with over Rs 187.65 crore given out so far.

Government may alter diesel, LPG pricing to cut subsidy burden

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 13:05

The government is likely to alter the way diesel and cooking fuels are priced to reduce its subsidy burden, which appears to be spiralling out of hand due to the falling rupee.

Direct transfer of LPG subsidy begins in 18 districts

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 23:17

The direct transfer of cooking gas subsidy into the bank accounts of consumers was rolled out across 18 districts of the country from the beginning of this month, an official said Thursday.