Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Monday launched the sale of subsidised five-kg cooking gas cylinders under Free Trade LPG Scheme, benefiting Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and others.
He also launched a new scheme providing concession of Rs.1,600 to BPL families on new gas connections in the country. The move is aimed to make cooking gas easily available to consumers.
"While the subsidised five-kg LPG cylinder will be available only at regular LPG distributor, market-priced cooking gas cylinders can be bought without prior booking and minimal paper work at petrol pumps, gas agencies and some grocery stores," he said here after launching the scheme.
The consumers will avail the benefits till the end of March 2015, the minister said.
He said the government is also considering to provide one-kg, two-kg, three-kg gas cylinders to the poor people. The minister stressed on bringing the gas penetration in Odisha at par with national level.
While Odisha has around one crore households, the gas connections number only 25 lakh, far below the national average.
ICC Rankings: Team India became number-1 in all formats, this feat happened for the first time in Indian cricket history
The Indian team has created history by securing the top spot in the latest Test team rankings released by the ICC on Wednesday. The Indian team has become the number-1 one team in all three formats of
Aryan Khan Drugs Case: NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede said – We are not targeting anyone, NCB has arrested peddlers and suppliers throughout the year
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has proved all the allegations against Aryan Khan wrong that an attempt is being made to target Shahrukh Khan. During the conversation in
Delhi Budget 2024: Now every woman in Delhi will get one thousand rupees per month, Kejriwal government made a big announcement
Arvind Kejriwal government of Delhi has made a big announcement. Arvind Kejriwal's government will give one thousand rupees every month to every adult woman in Delhi. On Monday, Delhi Finance Minister
Sunny Deol on Gadar 2: Sunny Deol proud of the success of 'Gadar 2', gave credit to daughter-in-law Drisha Acharya for this
Sunny Deol's film 'Gadar 2' has created panic at the box office. He has thanked people from the bottom of his heart for giving so much love to the character of 'Tara Singh'. 'Gadar 2' has achieved a
Himachal Governor Urmila Singh Retires
Shimla, Jan 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh was given a warm send-off by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his cabinet colleagues at a function in the state capital Monday. She
Finance Ministry: Preparing to end the exemption tax system, Finance Ministry will review the old tax system
The Finance Ministry is planning to review the tax regime free of exemptions or concessions. It has been proposed to be reviewed to make it more attractive to individual income taxpayers. Sources said
Rain halts play in Windies-Zimbabwe clash
Canberra, Feb 24 (IANS) Rain halted play in the World Cup clash between the West Indies and Zimbabwe at the Manuka Oval here Tuesday.Zimabwe were at 18/1 in 2.3 overs while chasing the West Indies'
Terror Funding: SIA raids Bathindi in terror funding case, suspected to be linked to Jamaat-e-Islami
The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday conducted raids in Bathindi area adjoining Jammu city. According to the information, this raid has been done in the case of
Global Recession: The effect of recession will be seen on the global economy in the year 2023, claims the British Research Agency
Due to the increase in interest rates to control inflation, the world may see the effect of the recession in the year 2023, because high-interest rates can cause many economies to shrink. This has
Modi congratulates Yoga teacher for setting world record
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday congratulated Hong Kong-based Indian Yoga instructor Yogaraj C.P. for creating a Guinness World Record by performing Yoga continuously