Unclear subsidies under PMUY balloon, tech glitches block payments

At the same time, the rising international fuel prices had added to the government subsidy burden

The official quoted above said the rise in international fuel prices has increased the amount stuck. This is a major problem of PMUY beneficiaries, he added. The cash compensation for LPG is currently Rs320.49 per cylinder, double of Rs159.29 in May this year. 

The overall LPG subsidy burden on the government is expected to increase to Rs352.57 billion, against the budgeted Rs203.77 billion for financial year 2018-19 (FY19). The subsidy during the financial year 2017-18 was Rs208.8 billion. In FY19, it touched Rs50.26 billion by June. “We are already in talks with the NPCI to sort out the issue,”