On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his X account (Former Twitter), announced Rs 100 price deduction in LPG cylinders. This came forward as a post on his official X account.
“Today, on Women’s Day, our Government has decided to reduce LPG cylinder prices by Rs. 100. This will significantly ease the financial burden on millions of households across the country, especially benefiting our Nari Shakti,” he wrote on X.
He also stated that this decision will ease the financial burden on millions of households across the nation, especially benefiting the NariShakti.
“By making cooking gas more affordable, we also aim to support the well-being of families and ensure a healthier environment. This is in line with our commitment to empowering women and ensuring ‘Ease of Living’ for them,” he added.
This decision came after the central government announced an extension on subsidy of Rs 300 per LPG cylinder to poor women under the Ujjwala Yojana starting from the next fiscal year.
Soon after the PM’s announcement, state-run oil marketing companies also shared their stance on cutting the prices for cooking gas well.
Applauding the Prime Minister’s tweet, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has shown his gratitude by stating the decision was in public welfare. Union Minister Smriti Irani also wrote on X “Today on Women’s Day, congratulations to the Prime Minister for this sensitive decision in the interest of crores of mothers and sisters. The decision of a discount of Rs 100 in the prices of domestic LPG cylinders is welcome. In the context of creating ‘smoke-free kitchens’, this decision will provide financial benefits to the women power of the country and their family members and will make their lives easier.”
Unfortunately, this announcement also received counter statements from the opposing party. Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput stated,”The Bharatiya Janata Party is very clever. They sell cylinders of Rs 395 at Rs 1,000, and then Narendra Modiji announces that the prices have been reduced by Rs 100”.
Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale questioned”If the Modi Govt could afford to reduce LPG prices all this while, why wasn’t it done for the last 7 months?” on X
This is not the first time the Modi Government has slashed the price of the LPG before elections, even during the assembly election of 2023, the government cut the prices by Rs 200 per cylinder. After this the price of an LPG cylinder came down to Rs 903. For Ujjwala beneficiaries the price was around Rs 603 after considering the Rs 300 per cylinder. The subsidy is directly paid to the beneficiaries bank account.
