New Delhi: Government transferred Rs 7,024 crore as cash subsidies to LPG consumers since mid-November 2014 under the PAHAL scheme.
Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said, “As of March 4, 2015, 81.5 percent active LPG consumers (11.83 crore) have joined the scheme. An amount of Rs 7,024 crore has been transferred since November 15, 2014 through 19.81 crore transactions.” He was replying to a question on Direct Cash Transfer subsidy scheme.
He said it re-launched the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG consumer (DBTL) scheme PAHAL in 54 districts of the country on November 15, 2014 and in remaining districts on January 1, 2015, covering 15.34 crore LPG consumers. LPG consumers who join the PAHAL scheme will get LPG cylinders at market price and receive LPG subsidy as per their eligibility directly into their bank accounts, Sinha said.
