-Business Standard The move will reduce demand for diverted PDS kerosene by improving availability of non-PDS kerosene in the open market The petroleum ministry on Tuesday announced that the government has freed regulatory control over storage, transportation and sale of kerosene sold outside of the public distribution system (PDS). To facilitate the move, aimed at increasing availability of white or market-priced kerosene, the government has amended the kerosene (restriction on use and fixation...
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Rs 2,000 Cr Sent to Accounts of 40 Mn Consumers of LPG
-Outlook In the last six months, the Government has transferred over Rs 2,000 crore in the accounts of 40 million consumers under the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme in 184 districts. "The scheme thus far has been a stupendous success with more than 40 million cash transfers to the consumer's bank accounts. A total sum of over 2,000 crore has been transferred in these high Aadhaar coverage districts providing direct...
More »5-kg LPG cylinder to be sold beyond metros-Sujay Mehdudia
-The Hindu Petroleum Ministry targets BPO, IT professionals and migratory population Seeking to target the new emerging segment of consumers such as IT professionals, BPO employees, migratory population and students who want LPG cylinder for their use but unable to provide proper proof of address (POA), the Petroleum Ministry has decided to focus on the sale of non-subsidised 5 kg LPG cylinders from petrol pumps beyond metro cities and extend it to...
More »Parikh panel wants diesel price hiked by Rs. 5
-The Hindu Recommends six subsidised LPG cylinders per household in a year The Government-appointed Kirit Parikh Committee has recommended a price increase of Rs. 5 per litre in diesel, Rs. 4 per litre in kerosene, and Rs. 250 in LPG cylinder with immediate effect. It has also recommended that the subsidised LPG cylinders be reduced from the present nine to six cylinders per annum to each household. It has pitched for capping the...
More »Government, OMCs send petitions to alter Aadhaar ruling-Nitin Sethi
-The Hindu "Only subsidy and not service has been made conditional on providing the Aadhaar number" The Supreme Court order on Aadhaar is expected to provide relief to more than 24 lakh people in 20 districts who would have got locked out of access to subsidised LPG gas cylinders, for not having valid UID cards that are linked to banks. The court in its interim order had said that no one should be...
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