Govt caps kerosene subsidy at Rs 12/litre, LPG at Rs 18/kg

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 13:52

Government has capped the subsidy payout on kerosene at Rs 12 per litre and domestic cooking gas (LPG) at Rs 18 per kg, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday.

CII appeals to members to surrender LPG subsidy

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 21:05

Heeding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, industry body CII today appealed to its members to give up cooking gas subsidy.

Trusting citizens is essence of reforms: PM Modi

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 20:24

Trusting citizens, including the corporate ones, is the essence of reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said, emphasising this is the basis for effecting the transition from 'red tape' to 'red carpet'.

LPG subsidy not to be taxed: Finance Ministry

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 20:58

Finance Ministry on Tuesday clarified that LPG subsidy received by individuals in their bank accounts will continue to be exempt from income tax.

Taxability of LPG subsidy unclear; experts seek clarification

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 15:25

Taxability of LPG subsidy and other direct benefits paid directly into bank accounts of beneficiaries is unclear with tax experts divided on the issue and want an explicit clarification from the government.

Anil Ambani gives up LPG subsidy, urges 1L employees to follow

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 13:01

Heeding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, industrialist Anil Ambani has given up cooking gas subsidies and has urged his group's about one lakh employees to follow suit.

Govt exempts ONGC, OIL from LPG subsidy payments

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 14:53

In a big boost to domestic oil and gas exploration, the government has decided to exempt state-owned ONGC and Oil India from paying for LPG subsidies in current fiscal, Oil Secretary Saurabh Chandra said Tuesday.

Vedanta Group asks employees to give up subsidised LPG

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 14:54

The move comes close on heels of Tata Group requesting its employees to voluntarily consider giving up use of subsidised LPG.

"Give it up", PM Modi asks better-offs to forgo LPG subsidy

Last Updated: Friday, April 3, 2015, 21:33

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday coined a new slogan - "give it up" - to exhort the better off sections of society to forego their LPG subsidy that can be utilised in providing subsidised LPG connections to the poor.

Nudge staff to give up LPG subsidy: PM to banks, corporates

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 13:46

Modi had recently launched 'Give It Up' campaign, asking well-off people to surrender their LPG subsidy.There are about 15.3 crore LPG consumers in the country.

Govt targets 1 cr consumers to give up LPG subsidy

Last Updated: Sunday, March 29, 2015, 12:02

Modi in his address to a global energy conference last week said that as many as 2.8 lakh people have surrendered LPG subsidy which has led to savings of Rs 100 crore.