The government has promised free LPG cylinders per year for Ration card holders, which is a huge comfort to the regular people who are groaning under exorbitant price increases. The action aims to provide relief for the kitchen budget, which has been hurt by increased commodity prices. Three free gas cylinders are available to eligible individuals each year.
In May 2022, the Uttarakhand government made the decision to annually provide three free LPG cylinders to Antyodaya cardholders. For the free LPG gas programme, the state government will be responsible for paying a total of Rs 55 crore. Total 1,84,142 Antyodaya card holders will profit from the move, according to Chief Secretary Sukhbir Singh Sandhu’s statement to the media following the cabinet meeting. According to him, the cabinet also resolved to keep the tradition of awarding farmers a bonus of Rs 20 per quintal when they buy wheat.
Eligibility to get three LPG cylinders every year for free
In order to get free LPG gas cylinders, it is mandatory to fulfill certain conditions laid by the Uttarakhand government.
– It is mandatory for the beneficiary to be a resident of Uttarakhand.
-Also the eligible beneficiary must be an Antyodaya ration card holder
– Antyodaya ration card holder has to be linked with the gas connection card.
How to get free LPG cylinders every year under the Uttarakhand government’s scheme
If you want to avail benefits of the scheme run by the Uttarakhand government, then get your Antyodaya card linked by this month itself i.e. in July. If you do not link both of them, then you will be deprived of the scheme of free gas cylinders of the government. The Uttarakhand government has completed all the ground-works related to the scheme. The state government has prepared a district wise list of Antyodaya consumers list and has sent the same to the local gas agencies. Hence the ration card holders of Antyodaya card holders must link it to their gas connections.
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