Union Petroleum Minister, Veerappa Moily on Friday announced that the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders will be hiked to 12 from 9 per household.
“Yes, the cap will be increased. The Cabinet will take a view (on it) soon,” he added.,” Moily said after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made a demand to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the AICC meet here today.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi asked Manmohan Singh to increase the cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders (LPG) from12 to 9 per household.
“There is another thing which the entire country, especially women are concerned, that is nine (gas) cylinders aren’t enough, we need 12 cylinders,” he said.
Earlier on January 10, Congress Members of Parliament Moily and asked for raise in the number of subsidized LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 annually.
In April last year, the central government increased the quota of subsidized LPG cylinders from six to nine for each household annually. (ANI)