Give up LPG subsidy

Give up LPG subsidy is a campaign launched in March 2015 by the Indian government led by Narendra Modi.It is aimed at motivating LPG users who can afford to pay the market price for LPG to voluntarily surrender their LPG subsidy.[1] As at 23 April 2016 1 crore ( 10 million) people had voluntarily given up the subsidy.[2] The surrendered subsidy is being used by the government to provide cooking gas connections to poor families in rural households free of cost.[3] Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil Nadu are the top five states to give up the subsidy.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "About - #GiveItUp".
  2. ↑ "PM thanks 1 crore people for giving up LPG subsidy to help poor". 23 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Give-it-Up: Over 1 crore LPG users gave up their subsidies - The Economic Times".
  4. ↑ "Maharashtra leads in surrendering LPG subsidy". 23 April 2016.


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