Lpg Subsidy

LPG subsidy after Budget 2019: Govt proposes 13.32% hike in total allocation at Rs 3,01,694 cr to help farmers

The government's subsidy bill on food, fertiliser and fuel is estimated to go up by 13.32 per cent to Rs 3,01,694 crore in the current fiscal.

High cost of refills keep LPG out of reach for BPL families in Rampur, contradict govt claims on success of UJjwala scheme

Even though govt data shows the Ujjwala scheme exceeding its target of providing 5 crore subsidised LPG connections, the scheme has been a dud on the ground with BPL families claiming they can't afford LPG refills

LPG gets costlier: Subsidised cylinder price hiked by Rs 2.08, non-subsidised rate goes up by Rs 42.50

The hike in LPG has been necessitated due to tax impact on increased market rate of the fuel, IOC said

LPG subsidy jumps 60% in last two months as govt maintains prices to help consumers, says Indian Oil Corp chairman

All LPG consumers have to buy fuel at market price. The government, however, subsidises 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each per households in a year by providing the subsidy amount directly in bank accounts of users.

LPG subsidy row: Airtel Payments Bank says it has received approvals from RBI, UIDAI to resume taking new customers

Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has allowed it to use the 12-digit unique identification number-based e-KYC, Airtel Payments Bank said in a statement

Narendra Modi says 42 lakh senior citizens gave up railway concession in past nine months

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that 42 lakh senior citizens had voluntarily given up their railway concession in the past nine months.

Govt transfers Rs 1-lakh cr DBT subsidy to bank accounts, hopes to save Rs 75,000 cr this year

So far, the ambitious DBT scheme has received a mixed reaction from the consumers as well as the government agencies

Govt reduced energy subsidies by over Rs 82,000 cr in 3 years, but discoms remain largest beneficiaries

Energy subsidies reduced by over Rs 82,000 crore between 2013-14 and 2015-16, a drop of 38 percent, but subsidies given to electricity transmission and distribution companies rose by over 60 percent

Fed up of monthly rise in LPG prices? Govt may provide relief as it plans to do away with the practice

In order to put an end to pilferage of LPG subsidy money, Narendra Modi government implemented Direct Benefit Transfer scheme

Airtel Payments Bank head Shashi Arora quits amid eKYC licence suspension by UIDAI

Shashi Arora was appointed MD and CEO of Airtel Payments Bank on 1 June, 2016