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The Congress connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026) deed retired astatine the authorities implicit its simplification of the fig of subsidised refills of LPG state cylinders nether the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and alleged that it lone sheds “crocodile tears” connected the plight of women portion being "intoxicated connected power".
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the world of the Modi government's poverty-reduction run is that first, the close to enactment nether MGNREGA was snatched distant from the mediocre and now, adjacent the morsel of nutrient is being taken away.
“2016: Modi-ji claimed that the Ujjwala Yojana would liberate women from the fume of wood-burning stoves. There was a committedness of 12 subsidized cylinders a year. However, past year, that fig was reduced from 12 to 9. 2026: Now, the fig of subsidized cylinders has been further chopped from 9 to conscionable 4. In abbreviated a committedness of 12, but an volition of giving lone 4,” Mr. Kharge said successful his station successful Hindi.
The Congress president said the LPG prices person been hiked repeatedly and 5.56 crore beneficiaries are incapable to spend refills.
“Forced to wantonness cylinders, mothers and sisters are compelled to instrumentality to accepted stoves....while the Modi authorities -- which sheds crocodile tears implicit their plight — is intoxicated by power!” Mr. Kharge said.
His remarks travel days aft the terms of a 14.2-kg home LPG cylinder successful Delhi was raised to ₹942 from ₹913, portion beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) volition proceed to wage an effectual ₹642 per cylinder aft receiving a subsidy of ₹300 per refill connected the archetypal 4 refills annually, down from 9 refills announced past year.
The summation follows a ₹60-per-cylinder hike connected March 7, taking the cumulative hike to ₹89 per 14.2-kg cylinder. State-run lipid selling companies were estimated to beryllium losing astir ₹703 connected each LPG cylinder sold earlier the latest revision.
The Government has said Indian households proceed to wage among the lowest prices for cooking state globally contempt a crisp emergence successful planetary PG prices triggered by disruptions successful West Asia.
In a statement, the Government said the outgo of supplying a home LPG cylinder has risen to much than ₹1,600 pursuing a surge successful planetary prices that followed the outbreak of warfare successful West Asia astatine the extremity February.
