NEW DELHI, Jan 30 � Bowing to party pressure, the government today raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into bank accounts using the Aadhaar platform, reports PTI.
Announcing the decision taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said raising the LPG quota will cost Rs 5,000 crore in additional subsidy annually.
Households will get one cylinder extra, on top of the quota of 9 cylinders, in February and March and from April they will be entitled to 12 cylinders � one cylinder per month at subsidised rates, he said.
Moily also said the direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, has been put on hold.
