New Delhi:

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

“Immediately, on Ladies’s Day, our Authorities has determined to cut 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 put up learn. 

Immediately, on Ladies’s Day, our Authorities has determined to cut 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 fuel extra reasonably priced, we additionally purpose…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2024

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

“That is in step with our dedication to empowering ladies and making certain ‘Ease of Dwelling’ for them,” the put up learn additional. 

A 14.2 kg cooking fuel 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 put up on X, PM Modi greeted individuals on the Worldwide Ladies’s Day.

“We salute the power, braveness, and resilience of our Nari Shakti and laud their accomplishments throughout varied fields. Our authorities is dedicated to empowering ladies by way of initiatives in training, 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)