A Parliamentary panel has said that the government should consider a separate scheme with a higher subsidy so that the LPG cylinders become affordable to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwaala Yojana, PMUY.<br />'' <br />'' A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas headed by Ramesh Bidhuri today presented its report to Parliament on demand for grants for 2019-20.<br />'' <br />'' The panel has favoured that the government should introduce smaller sizes of LPG cylinders like two, three and five kilograms.<br />'' <br />'' It has said, the government should ensure that the pricing of these packages is in consonance with the 14.2 kilograms cylinder.<br />'' <br />'' The panel noted the national average refill of domestic LPG cylinders by consumers is 6.25 cylinders per year.<br />'' <br />'' However, it is observed that the average refill of LPG cylinders by PMUY beneficiaries is 3.08 cylinders during the last one year.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | December 11, 2019 3:48 PM
Govt should consider separate scheme with higher subsidy for LPG beneficiaries: Parl panel