Letters: A question of equality

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With reference to the report, "Govt mines tax data to prune LPG subsidy list", the move to monitor people with annual taxable incomes of over Rs 10 lakh, who have not given up their cooking gas subsidy shows the government's seriousness about the issue. The government had earlier decided that LPG subsidy would not be available for those whose taxable incomes are above the Rs 10 lakh limit.

The data cited in the report states that there are 163.5 million LPG consumers in the country of whom 147.8 million are getting the subsidy transferred directly into their bank accounts. The petroleum minister seems so obsessed with his "wish list" that he questions the two million individuals earning over Rs 10 lakh a year who are receiving the subsidy when nine million have already surrendered theirs. But has he thought about his own colleagues, who continue to enjoy a plethora of tax-free subsidies?

Read more from our special coverage on "LPG SUBSIDY"

• Govt mines tax data to prune LPG subsidy list
• Elite should be more liberal in giving up LPG subsidy: Dharmendra Pradhan

The question is: Why are some people (read politicians) more equal than others in the country? Is Pradhan or Prime Minister Narendra Modi listening?

S K Gupta New Delhi

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