He also stated that the government would always make every effort to raise the standard of living for all citizens and help the underprivileged and middle class.
Source: The Times of India
The populist choice is anticipated to provide relief to millions of homes whose budgets have been squeezed in recent years because of the continuously rising cost of LPG. In March of this year, the price of a cooking gas cylinder had surpassed Rs. 1,100.
In February of 2021, there had been three rate increases, making an almost monthly increase in the rates. The BJP-led NDA has desperately attempted to demonstrate that it is not apathetic to the challenges being encountered by home consumers, particularly women, in light of the Congress’ promise of cheaper LPG in poll-bound states.
But the government has been too slow to control LPG prices. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, which has been instrumental in more than doubling the number of LPG connections in the nation over the previous nine years u2014 from 14.5 crore in April 2014 to almost 33 crore currently u2014 was undercut by allowing things to drift.
Source: The Indian Express
The most recent action, which would cost the government’s coffers roughly Rs 7,680 crore in the current fiscal year, may go some way toward quelling public outrage over the soaring costs of necessities.
It remains to be seen how much it would help the BJP in both the 2018 Assembly Elections and the 2019 General Election. In any event, reducing the financial burden on residents shouldn’t be done in order to influence their votes on election days. Political and electoral reasons should never take precedence over the general welfare of the population.
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