After the success of paying subsidy to LPG users in their bank accounts, the government will from April 1 roll out a similar programme for kerosene where the users will buy the cooking fuel at market rate but will get financial support directly in their bank accounts.
The cash subsidy to be paid to users will be equivalent to the difference between current PDS price of about Rs.12 and market rate of Rs.43 per litre.The move will help curtail subsidy outgo for kerosene, which in 2014-15 was about Rs.24,799 crore.
The scheme will be rolled out from April 1in Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, Panipat and Panchkula in Haryana, Shimla, Solan and Una in Himachal Pradesh, Chhatra, Giridih, East Singbhum, Hazaribagh, Jamtara and Khunti in Jharkhand.
Besides, the scheme will be implemented in Hoshangabad, Harda, Khandwa and Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh, Amaravati and Latur in Maharashtra, Taran Taran, Pathankot and Mohali in Punjab and Pali, Jhunjhunu and Kota in Rajasthan.
Where such transfer is introduced, the consumer will pay the un-subsidised price of kerosene at the time of purchase.
The cash subsidy to be paid to users will be equivalent to the difference between current PDS price of about Rs.12 and market rate of Rs.43 per litre.The move will help curtail subsidy outgo for kerosene, which in 2014-15 was about Rs.24,799 crore.
The scheme will be rolled out from April 1in Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, Panipat and Panchkula in Haryana, Shimla, Solan and Una in Himachal Pradesh, Chhatra, Giridih, East Singbhum, Hazaribagh, Jamtara and Khunti in Jharkhand.
Besides, the scheme will be implemented in Hoshangabad, Harda, Khandwa and Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh, Amaravati and Latur in Maharashtra, Taran Taran, Pathankot and Mohali in Punjab and Pali, Jhunjhunu and Kota in Rajasthan.
Where such transfer is introduced, the consumer will pay the un-subsidised price of kerosene at the time of purchase.
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