Prime Minister Nar🏅endra Modi on Saturday said the extension of the Ujjwala scheme subsidy will grea꧃tly help beneficiaries and enhance the move towards cleaner cooking fuel.
The government on Friday extended the Rs 200-per-LPG cylinder sub💮sidy under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana by one year in the wake of high prices of petroleum products in the interna▨tional market. The move will benefit 9.6 crore families.
Modi tweeted, "The Cabinet decision pertaining to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will greatly help beneficiaries and enhance the movement towards cleaner cooking fuel." The prime ministe🥀r also praised the hike in the minimu🎶m support price for jute, saying it will empower farmers further.
The government on Fridౠay increased the minimum support price of raw jute by Rꦦs 300 to Rs 5,050 per quintal for the 2023-24 season.