Cooking gas price slashed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 08 2024:
The price of a filled domestic 14.2 kg LPG cylinder has been reduced to Rs 954.50 following the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on revising the rate of cooking gas.
The revised rate of the cooking gas will become effective from tomorrow but there is no change on the price of the commercial class.
Earlier, the price of a filled 14.2 kg domestic cooking gas cylinder was Rs 1053.50.It has been reduced to Rs 954.50 following the price revision.
Likewise the price of a filled domestic 5 kg cylinder has been reduced from Rs 390 to Rs 354 .
Earlier in the day at New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a reduction of Rs 100 in cooking gas cylinder prices on International Women's Day.
This comes a day after the Govt extended the subsidy of Rs 300 per LPG cylinder to poor women under the Ujjwala Yojana for the upcoming fiscal year, starting April 1 .
Making the announcement on X, Modi said that this will significantly ease the financial burden on millions of households across the country, especially benefiting 'Nari Shakti' (women power) .