CM Nayab Singh Saini:-
- More than 49 lakh families will benefit from this scheme
- Cabinet accords approval regarding the same
Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of CM Nayab Singh Saini here today approved the implementation of the New LPG Scheme in Haryana State for the families of Haryana State who are registered as LPG Consumers including Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). The scheme to come into force with effect from August 1, 2024.
Under this scheme, all the registered BPL families of Haryana State will be provided upto 12 cylinder refills per annum @ Rs. 500 per cylinder (14.2 Kg domestic cylinder). Also, to promote Women Empowerment in Haryana State, the LPG subsidy amount will be transferred into the bank account of the eldest female member of the family. If there is no female member above the age of 18 years in the family, then the LPG subsidy will be transferred into the bank account of the eldest male member of the family. More than 49 lakh families will benefit from this scheme, directly improving the health and lives of poor women of Haryana state. The government will bear the expenditure by expending Rs. 1457 crore to benefit the BPL families.
Notably, it was yesterday only when the Chief Minister while addressing the people at a state-level event organized on Hariyali Teej in Jind had announced that under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, beneficiary families in Haryana will now receive gas cylinders for Rs 500.