In accordance with the guidance and direction of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Arunachal Pradesh government today announced to provide three LPG cylinders on subsidized rates to the consumers of Arunachal Pradesh in addition to six LPG cylinders on subsidized rates already declared by the Central government.
This move shall benefit 1,88,627 LPG consumers in the state. Subsidy amounting to Rs. 360 (aprox) per LPG cylinder shall be granted and total financial implication of the state government shall be Rs. 20.38 crores annually, according to official sources. Declaring this major relief to the citizens of the state, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki reiterated the commitment of his government in the state as well as the UPA government at the Centre towards welfare of the ‘aam aadmi’ and providing maximum relief to them.
Mr Tuki also announced that his government has persuaded Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to launch the Rajiv Gandhi LPG Vitrak Scheme to cover all the rural areas of the state.
The Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitrak Scheme shall be a landmark project providing LPG at doorsteps of the rural consumers as well as protecting green cover in the state.
He informed that IOC will start implementing the scheme very soon.
A cylinder generally costs about Rs. 700 in the market without subsidy, which is what families will have to pay if they want LPG over and above the cap of six fixed by the Government of India. However, consumers in Arunachal Pradesh will avail up to nine subsidized LPG cylinders, three more in addition to the cap of six cylinders per year, sources added. UNI