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Including to the Opposition barbs over the Centre’s choice to cut back the value of home LPG by Rs 100 on Worldwide Girls’s Day, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday referred to as the transfer ‘election-driven’.
Whereas the Centre sought to delink Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a discount within the worth of cooking fuel from the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Opposition questioned the timing of the choice.
Chatting with ANI on Friday, Chaturvedi mentioned, “That is an election-driven choice versus one taken preserving the pursuits of ladies at coronary heart. Girls throughout the nation have been demanding a discount within the worth of LPG cylinders for some time now.”
Accusing PM Modi of failing to tame the ‘runaway’ inflation numbers within the nation regardless of holding workplace for 2 straight phrases on the Centre, the Sena (UBT) MP added, “It has been 9 and a half years since PM Modi raised the problem of tackling inflation. At present, be it ladies, males, households or households, all are bearing the brunt of runaway inflation. Bills are going up with no commensurate rise in incomes.”
Chaturvedi identified that the value of LPG cylinders has elevated considerably in latest instances and a nominal price revision, as introduced by PM Modi, is not going to assist in easing the burden of middle-class households.
“In 2014, the value of an LPG cylinder was Rs 400. Now, it has risen to a few instances as a lot. Even when the speed is revised by Rs 100 per cylinder, the folks will nonetheless should bear the brunt of inflation. This choice was taken solely as a result of we’re in an election season,” Sena (UBT) MP mentioned.
Nonetheless, welcoming the choice, she mentioned the Centre lastly yielded to a requirement being made by the Opposition.
“The Opposition and other people throughout the nation had been asking for a discount within the worth of LPG for a very long time. Lastly, our cries reached their ears. I welcome this step,” Chaturvedi mentioned.
In an enormous announcement on Girls’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced earlier on Friday that the value of home LPG per cylinder costs has been lowered by Rs 100.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an announcement, emphasised that this discount goals not solely at making cooking fuel extra reasonably priced but additionally supporting the well-being of households and contributing to a more healthy surroundings.
“At present, on Girls’s Day, our authorities has determined to cut back LPG cylinder costs by Rs. 100. It will considerably ease the monetary burden on hundreds of thousands of households throughout the nation, particularly benefiting our Nari Shakti,” PM Modi posted from his X deal with on Friday.
“By making cooking fuel extra reasonably priced, we additionally intention to assist the well-being of households and guarantee a more healthy surroundings. That is in keeping with our dedication to empowering ladies and guaranteeing ‘Ease of Dwelling’ for them,” he added.
“The central authorities has offered 14.17 crore free LPG refills throughout the nation beneath the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana,” learn an official assertion earlier.
“The federal government had offered upto to a few free refills to PMUY beneficiaries beneath Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Bundle from April 2020 to December 2020 and many others. Below this scheme, 14.17 crore free refills have been offered throughout the nation,” Minister of State for Petroleum and Pure Gasoline, Rameswar Teli, acknowledged in a written reply within the Rajya Sabha earlier.
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First Revealed: Mar 09 2024 | 6:36 AM IST
