Update.
What has begun in July 2011 is now a reality.
The Government of India has unveiled its new guidelines for the issue of gas Cylinders for Home Consumption
Now one can get gas Cylinders at the subsidised rate,as is now, to a maximum of Rs. 410 in Bangalore and subsequent to this guidelines ,it will cost as per the notification issued by the Oil Cmpanies ona Monthly basis.
For the remaining part of th Financial Year, only three more Gas Cylinders will be issued.
The tough decisions, which came under immediate attack from allies like Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party and opposition alike, were taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It will come into effect from midnight.
The government, which has been facing criticism of policy paralysis, had last hiked the price of diesel by Rs 3 a litre in June last year.
The revised retail selling price of diesel in Delhi will be Rs 47 a litre, while branded diesel will be sold at the market rate.
For the remaining part of the current financial year, the number of subsidised LPG cylinder to a consumer will be three cylinders.
A government release said that any number of LPG cylinders will be available at the market rate over the capped number of six. While the price of subsidised cylinder will continue to be Rs 399 per cylinder in Delhi, the market rate will be notified by oil firms on monthly basis.
The Ownership norm might follow soon.
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The Oil Ministry has proposed to release Gas Cylinders at Rs. 800/cylinder (with out subsidy) if you happen to own a car or a two Wheeler or a house.
Even for those BPL(Below Poverty Line),only four cylinders per year will be issued at Rs.400 four cylinders per year and subsequent cylinder will cost Rs.800.
If the oil ministry has its way, cooking gas consumers would soon get only four refills in a year at subsidized rate. Every subsequent cylinder would cost Rs 800 or so at today’s market price, says a media report.
The only way is to have the car/two-wheeler in some one’ else’s name and to shift to electric appliances or old-fashioned firewood.
I read some where yesterday that ‘India helped reduce world poverty’! -UN Report.
India is rich ,Indians are poor.
The ministry proposes to limit the number of subsidized cylinders for even BPL (below poverty line) at four cylinders a year. But the government would give them a one-time assistance of Rs 1,400 for getting a connection.
A formal proposal, being drawn up by the ministry for the ministerial panel on fuels, explains that the plan would ensure that government subsidy reaches only those who deserve it and stop the huge black market in subsidized kerosene supplied for the poor.
The proposal outlines the criteria to identify those who have to pay market price for refills. These include anyone who owns a car, two-wheeler, house or figures in the income-tax list. The subsidy to BPL cardholders would be delivered through the unique identification number, Aadhar, as it is commonly known, regime that is in the works.
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/India/Govt_May_Hike_LPG_Cylinder_Price_To_Rs_-8998.html
Honourable Prime Minister,
Please remember the corruption done on each and every stage of LPG distribution channels, common man is only to bare the charges, I guess you should ensure the below ideas too to save LPG gas.
1) Big/Small restaurants, Hotels, Dabhas, Hand carts – The commercial Connection only to be alloted. and if founded with ordinary cylinders should be treated offender same as Robbery is been centered.
2) why to run vehicles on LPG where we do have CNG fuel available only is to ensure feasibility of Pumps located apart easy for public.
3) Family with 4 people on a Zonal card should be given 10 cylinders/Year
family more than 4 upto 7 must be given 12 cylinders.
============Hope this time you will not mark on Middle class heart================
Jaihind
You are right.
the corruption in Oil Industry is well know.Please check my blogs under corruption