Decontrol of LPG and Diesel

The government is close to taking a decision on capping the number of subsidised LPG cylinders to “economically not weaker” sections to bring down the subsidies by up to Rs 10,000 crore annually, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas RPN Singh said today. The government is also looking at partial decontrol of diesel, he said. Singh said the government gives Rs 36,000 crore in subsidy on LPG and a lot of people who are “not economically weaker sections” and don’t require them, take benefit, adding, the government is looking at reducing the subsidy on LPG by capping the amount (number) of cylinders given on subsidy.

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