New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi right this moment introduced a discount of Rs 100 in cooking gasoline cylinder costs on the event of Worldwide Ladies’s Day. The announcement was made by PM Modi on X, previously Twitter. 

“At the moment, on Ladies’s Day, our Authorities has determined to scale back LPG cylinder costs by Rs. 100. It will considerably ease the monetary burden on thousands and thousands of households throughout the nation, particularly benefiting our Nari Shakti,” his publish learn. 

At the moment, on Ladies’s Day, our Authorities has determined to scale back LPG cylinder costs by Rs. 100. It will considerably ease the monetary burden on thousands and thousands of households throughout the nation, particularly benefiting our Nari Shakti.

By making cooking gasoline extra reasonably priced, we additionally goal…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2024

He stated by “making cooking gasoline extra reasonably priced, we additionally goal to help the well-being of households and guarantee a more healthy surroundings”. 

“That is according to our dedication to empowering ladies and guaranteeing ‘Ease of Residing’ for them,” the publish learn additional. 

A 14.2 kg cooking gasoline cylinder prices round 900 rupees ($11) in Delhi.

In the meantime, the federal government on Thursday introduced the extension of Rs 300 per LPG cylinder subsidy to poor ladies below the Ujjwala Yojana for the following fiscal beginning April 1.

In October final yr, the federal government hiked the subsidy from Rs 200 per 14.2-kg cylinders for as much as 12 refills per yr to Rs 300 per bottle. The Rs 300 per cylinder subsidy was for the present fiscal, which ends on March 31.

In one other publish on X, PM Modi greeted folks on the Worldwide Ladies’s Day.

“We salute the energy, braveness, and resilience of our Nari Shakti and laud their accomplishments throughout numerous fields. Our authorities is dedicated to empowering ladies by means of initiatives in schooling, entrepreneurship, agriculture, know-how and extra,” he stated.

That is additionally mirrored within the authorities’s accomplishments within the final decade, PM Modi added.

(With company inputs)