-PTI A day after Election Commission rap, oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the government has not yet taken any decision on raising cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders and the EC would have been informed before announcing any decision. "If the proposals had been concretised and it was to be announced or decision was to be taken... I would have definitely written to Election Commission of India," Moily...
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Multiple LPG connections without KYC will entail cancellation
-The Indian Express Cooking gas (LPG) consumers with multiple connections who do not submit Know Your Customer (KYC) forms by month end will lose subsidised LPG supply and will be charged commercial rates, the government said today. "The LPG gas connection of those multiple LPG connections holder who fail to furnish the KYC forms by the prescribed date, will be suo moto converted into Non-Domestic Exempted Categories (NDEC) rate connections," Minister of...
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-Outlook The cap on subsidised LPG has the UPA regime worried Something Cookin’ There’s definitely going to be a relook at the six-subsidised-cylinders cap Fear that LPG could cause a replay of the “onion impact” on 2014 polls Pressure from all parties for increasing number of subsidised cylinders Central government keen that states too share burden of extra cylinders But that could be tricky when discussing Centre-state revenue-sharing Cylinder Pricing Subsidised cylinders...
More »Direct subsidy transfers for LPG, kerosene to cut fuel bill by Rs 15,000 crore -Rajeev Jayaswal
-The Economic Times The government plans to directly transfer money to the bank accounts of cooking gas customers even if they do not have Aadhaar identification. The rollout will start with a pilot project in Andaman and Nicobar Islands by April, and will be extended to the rest of the country in a year. The oil ministry will also seek Cabinet approval to end the sale of subsidised kerosene and proposes to transfer...
More »Issues like food prices, PDS can hurt cash transfers plan in food-Madan Sabnavis
-The Economic Times Cash transfers will become a reality soon, and one area that the government is going to align with this mechanism is the Public Distribution System (PDS). While, prima facie, it appears to be a good idea, given that it removes quite a bit of inefficiency in the present system, there are certain issues that have to be addressed before we go in for the same as they could become...
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