State BJP Chief Babulal Marandi today expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of the people and mothers and sisters of Jharkhand state.
He said that the central government has given a big gift to the sisters on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan by reducing the price of gas cylinders by Rs. 200 in accordance with public sentiments.
He said that 35 crore sisters in the country and 10.35 crore sisters associated with the Ujjwala scheme would get a benefit of Rs 400.
The Centre has slashed the prices of cooking gas by Rs 200 per cylinder for all domestic consumers during the Union cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The cabinet has approved an additional subsidy under the Ujjwala scheme. The additional subsidy is Rs 200. Now the subsidy will be Rs 400 per cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries.
PM Modi has decided ₹200 reduction in the price of domestic LPG cylinders, for all users...this is a gift from PM Narendra Modi, to the women of the country, during the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and Onam,” said Union Minister Anurag Thakur.