Andhra to launch Deepavali free cooking gas cylinder supply, ET EnergyWorld

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced that the supply of free cooking gas cylinders to all eligible women in the state will be launched on October 31 on the occasion of of Deepavali.

The Chief Minister held a meeting at the State Secretariat with Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar, officials of the Department of Civil Supplies, along with representatives of Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation, focusing on mainly in the guidelines to follow. adopted while implementing ‘Deepam’ scheme.

Naidu told the meeting that despite facing certain financial constraints, the state government will go ahead in implementing the welfare schemes which will be very beneficial to the people, especially the poor.

The Chief Minister asked the officials to ensure the implementation of the ‘Deepam’ scheme in a transparent manner. Under the plan, all eligible women will get three free cylinders in a year.

Naidu directed the officials to make arrangements to book the cylinders well in advance, especially from October 24 as the supply starts on October 31.

“The money that women spend on gas cylinders can now be used for other household purposes,” thought the Prime Minister. He believes that these types of plans will undoubtedly help improve the living conditions of the poor. This is why the state government has decided to go ahead with the scheme despite financial constraints, he added.

The Chief Minister was very particular that the officials should ensure that there is no complaint from the eligible women. He said his government is committed to the welfare of women in the state.

Civil Supplies Secretary Veerapandyan gave a PowerPoint presentation on free supply of gas cylinders. He mentioned that the retail price of each domestic gas cylinder is Rs.876. The Center provides Rs 25 as subsidy. Veerapandyan informed that the additional financial burden on the government to implement the free gas cylinder scheme will be Rs 2,648 crore. Over the five-year period, the total additional burden will be Rs 13,423 crore.

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