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  Congress demands roll back of GST on domestic LPG

  National | July 04, 2017 14:38 IST

  LPG has been placed in the lowest 5 per cent GST bracket, the other rates in the new indirect tax structure being 12, 18 and 28 per cent.

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  Government aims to increase LPG coverage to 95 pc by next fiscal

  May 08, 2017 19:39 IST

  According to official data, the ministry is targeting to increase cooking gas coverage by OMCs to 82 per cent this fiscal, up from last fiscal’s 72.84 per cent.

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  Subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs 2 per cylinder, kerosene by 26 paisa a litre

  May 01, 2017 23:09 IST

  Subsidised LPG price was today hiked by about Rs 2 per cylinder and kerosene rate by 26 paisa a litre.

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  Subsidised LPG hiked by Rs 5.5, non-subsidised cylinders get cheaper by Rs 14.50

  April 02, 2017 16:27 IST

  Subsidised LPG cylinders have become dearer by Rs 5.57 per unit while the rate of non-subsidised cooking gas has been cut by Rs 14.50 per cylinder.

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  Govt makes Aadhar mandatory for free LPG connections

  India | November 21, 2019 16:41 IST

  Having already made Aadhar number mandatory for people to get LPG subsidies in October last year, the government has now extended the ambit of the biometric identity to now cover the women in BPL households for securing free cooking gas connections.

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  Non-subsidised LPG rates hiked by steep Rs 86 per cylinder

  March 02, 2017 6:26 IST

  The price of non-subsidised LPG was hiked by a steep Rs 86 per cylinder effective from Wednesday.

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  After LPG, now Aadhaar mandatory for availing PDS foodgrains

  February 10, 2017 14:42 IST

  The government has decided to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing subsidised foodgrains from the ration shops with a view to better target Rs. 1.4 lakh crore subsidy under the food security law. The government has

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  Save Rs 5 on online payment of LPG cylinder

  January 03, 2017 20:30 IST

  State-owned fuel retailers, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) will now give Rs 5 off on online buying and paying for cooking gas (LPG). "An upfront

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  LPG gets costlier by Rs 2, jet fuel by 8.60 pc

  January 01, 2017 7:48 IST

  State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Saturday hiked the price of subsidised cooking gas, or LPG, along with kerosene and aviation turbine fuel (ATF).

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  Taxpayers earning over Rs 10L may have their LPG subsidy blocked

  December 20, 2016 21:01 IST

  Taking forward the government's initiative to effectively block subsidised cooking gas to higher income groups, the Income Tax department will soon begin sharing personal data--like PAN, residential address and mobile number--of a taxpayer earning ov

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  LPG cylinder gets costlier by Rs 2, jet fuel price gets a 3.7 pc cut

  December 01, 2016 12:39 IST

  Rates for the subsidised LPG cylinders was on Thursday hiked by Rs 2.07 per cylinder, the seventh increase in cooking gas price in six months, while ATF (jet fuel) price was cut by 3.7 per cent.

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  At 2,000 Kilometres, this will be India's longest LPG pipeline

  October 13, 2016 8:18 IST

  State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to lay the country's longest LPG pipeline from Gujarat coast to Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh to cater to growing demand for cooking gas in the country. Indian Oil

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  Government makes Aadhaar mandatory for subsidised cooking gas

  October 05, 2016 9:07 IST

  Subsidised cooking gas will now be available only those who have Aadhaar cards. The government on Tuesday made Aadhaar mandatory for availing LPG subsidies but has given two months grace period for citizens to get the unique identification number.

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  Subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs 2 per cylinder

  September 01, 2016 14:23 IST

  Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) price was on Wednesday hiked by Rs 2 per cylinder, the third straight monthly increase in rates as the government looks to cut down on subsidies. A subsidised 14.2-kg cylinder will

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  Govt hikes price of subsidised LPG by Rs 1.93 per cylinder

  August 01, 2016 19:04 IST

  Marking the second increase in rates in one month, the price of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was today hiked by Rs 1.93 per cylinder as the government looks to cut down subsidies. A subsidised 14.2-kg

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  Non-subsidised LPG cylinder price cut by Rs 11, Jet fuel prices rise by 5.5 per cent

  July 01, 2016 17:16 IST

  New Delhi: The state-run oil marketing companies cut the price of of non-subsidised LPG by Rs 11 per cylinder and on the other hand hiked the price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) by 5.5 per

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  Non-subsidised LPG, kerosene, ATF prices hiked

  May 01, 2016 14:32 IST

  New Delhi:After petrol and diesel, rates of non-subsidised cooking gas, non-PDS kerosene and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were today raised in line with global trends.Petrol price was late last night hiked by Rs 1.06 a

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  Govt to appoint 10,000 new LPG distributors in FY'17

  April 23, 2016 18:53 IST

  Uttar Pradesh: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said 10,000 new LPG distributors will be appointed in the current financial year. "At present, there are 18,000 gas distributors in the country and in the

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  PM to launch Rs 8K cr scheme for free LPG connections to poor

  April 22, 2016 18:15 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 1 launch an ambitious Rs 8,000 crore scheme to provide 5 crore free LPG connections to BPL families using the money saved from 1.13 crore cooking

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  2 killed, six injured in LPG cylinder blast in north east Delhi

  India | April 18, 2016 23:38 IST

  New Delhi: Two persons were killed and six others, including three children, sustained serious burn injuries in fire that broke out at a house after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in north east Delhi’s Kailash