Ujjwala scheme: Rs 200 subsidy per cylinder to be extended one more year

The main motive of the extension is to improve the penetration in north-east India, a government official said

The Rs 200 per cooking gas cylinder subsidy for 12 cylinders per year under Ujjwala Scheme may be extended for another year in the upcoming Budget 2023-24. It will be done to achieve 100 per cent cooking gas coverage, a report by Mint said. 

"The subsidy of Rs 200 per cylinder is likely to be extended for one more fiscal. The scheme also will be continued as several states are yet to reach 100 per cent LPG coverage," an official told Mint. 

In May 2021, the Centre announced the Rs 200 subsidy for 12 cylinders per year to 90 million