The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to increase the cap of subsidised LPG Cylinder from six to nine in a financial year. Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily
was talking to media persons. Consumers will get a quota of five subsidised cylinders between September 2012 and March 2013 and from April 1, 2013,they will be entitled to nine cylinders per annum.

The Election Commission of India has granted no objection to government's proposal for raising the cap on subsidised LPG gas quota.