Free LPG cylinders, stoves for 3.5 lakh families
22 Aug 2012 7:44 AM IST
Over 3.5 lakh below poverty line and other poor families will get free LPG cylinders and gas stoves under an ambitious scheme launched by the Delhi government on Tuesday to end the use of kerosene in the city.
Launching the scheme announced by her in the 2012-2013 Budget, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said all below poverty line, Antoyodya Anna Yojna and Jhuggi Ration Card beneficiaries will be covered under the scheme that is estimated to cost over Rs 100 crore and will make Delhi the first keresone-free city in the country. ‘We want Delhi to be eco-friendly. We want Delhites to make their food in an environment-friendly environment. So, we have decided to give LPG cylinders and gas stoves free of cost. One set costs the government Rs 3,049 and the kit comes with all accessories like regulator and pipe,’ she said.
As a token gesture, Dikshit handed over the kits to 20 beneficiaries from among the 200 who have been selected as recipients in the first phase.
In the coming months, all the 3.56 lakh beneficiaries will be provided with fully-filled LPG cylinders and gas stove. ‘The scheme can be extended to other poorer sections of society as well. If a poor person wants to avail of this scheme, he can contact the concerned officers and he will be given the connection,’ she said.
The scheme is a part of the extension of the Centre’s Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitrak Tojana and Rs 22.75 crore is borne by the Central, while the rest Rs 85.91 crore is being spent by the city government. Dikshit said the 3.56 lakh beneficiaries of this scheme had been till now getting keresone from public distribution shops in the capital. She added that her government was in talks with the Centre over the issue of getting cash transfers for people who don’t want to get items from the fair price shops.
The chief minister said the scheme was intended at removing corruption as the gas stoves will be procured from the gas companies and there will be complete transparency in the process.
The initial scheme announced by Dikshit in her budget speech entailed providing the people with Rs 2000 for procuring a gas connection and cylinder. However, the Delhi Government later revised the scheme and announced that the cylinders will be directly provided to the beneficiaries.
Launching the scheme announced by her in the 2012-2013 Budget, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said all below poverty line, Antoyodya Anna Yojna and Jhuggi Ration Card beneficiaries will be covered under the scheme that is estimated to cost over Rs 100 crore and will make Delhi the first keresone-free city in the country. ‘We want Delhi to be eco-friendly. We want Delhites to make their food in an environment-friendly environment. So, we have decided to give LPG cylinders and gas stoves free of cost. One set costs the government Rs 3,049 and the kit comes with all accessories like regulator and pipe,’ she said.
As a token gesture, Dikshit handed over the kits to 20 beneficiaries from among the 200 who have been selected as recipients in the first phase.
In the coming months, all the 3.56 lakh beneficiaries will be provided with fully-filled LPG cylinders and gas stove. ‘The scheme can be extended to other poorer sections of society as well. If a poor person wants to avail of this scheme, he can contact the concerned officers and he will be given the connection,’ she said.
The scheme is a part of the extension of the Centre’s Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitrak Tojana and Rs 22.75 crore is borne by the Central, while the rest Rs 85.91 crore is being spent by the city government. Dikshit said the 3.56 lakh beneficiaries of this scheme had been till now getting keresone from public distribution shops in the capital. She added that her government was in talks with the Centre over the issue of getting cash transfers for people who don’t want to get items from the fair price shops.
The chief minister said the scheme was intended at removing corruption as the gas stoves will be procured from the gas companies and there will be complete transparency in the process.
The initial scheme announced by Dikshit in her budget speech entailed providing the people with Rs 2000 for procuring a gas connection and cylinder. However, the Delhi Government later revised the scheme and announced that the cylinders will be directly provided to the beneficiaries.
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