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Chief Minister Rekha Gupta connected Tuesday said the authorities volition transportation ₹853 — the existent outgo of an LPG cylinder successful the Capital — to each ration card-holding household earlier Holi, with a akin transportation earlier Deepavali based connected the prevailing LPG rate.
The announcement was made pursuing a Cabinet gathering chaired by the CM earlier successful the day.
Poll promise
Ms. Gupta said an estimated 17.5 lakh ration paper holders successful Delhi volition payment from the nonstop payment transportation (DBT) scheme.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised to supply monthly LPG cylinders for ₹500 to women from mediocre families and 1 escaped cylinder each connected Holi and Deepavali up of the Delhi Assembly predetermination past year.
The Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has tried to country the BJP authorities implicit the “non-fulfilment” of its canvass promises, including the disbursal of ₹2,500 successful monthly currency assistance to women. In response, the ruling enactment has said that a scrutiny of the ration paper holders is nether way.
“The Delhi authorities is steadily translating each its commitments into reality,” the CM told mediapersons aft the meeting.
She did not notation to the predetermination committedness of providing cylinders to beneficiaries astatine subsidised rates each month.
CMO statement
An estimated ₹242.77 crore volition beryllium spent connected the DBT scheme, adjusted successful accordance with changes successful LPG prices, Central subsidies, and the fig of beneficiaries, work a connection from the Chief Minister’s Office.
Ms. Gupta said the strategy is not “merely fiscal assistance, but a means of ensuring dignity and alleviation for families during the festive season”.
She added that the authorities has ensured a wide budgetary committedness for the scheme’s implementation.
Scheme details
“At present, the terms of an LPG cylinder successful Delhi is ₹853 per cylinder. Beneficiaries covered nether the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana volition person fiscal assistance of ₹553 per cylinder, aft accommodation of the ₹300 per cylinder subsidy provided by the Central government, portion non-Ujjwala ration card-holding families volition beryllium provided an assistance of ₹853 per cylinder,” the connection added.
