Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to provide three additional subsidised
LPG cylinders to those with an annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting.
The three subsidised cylinders will be in addition to the
six cylinders to be provided by the Centre.
The central government has put a cap on the number of subsidised cylinders at six.
Congress had asked its state governments to provide three additional subsidised cylinders as a relief to the common man.
There was a lot of debate on who should benefit from the subsidies. If the subsidies were to cover all sections of the society, the burden on the state exchequer would have been Rs 2,400 crore per year, state government had said.
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