New Delhi: As many as 1,58,417 consumers have surrendered their LPG subsidy in Odisha under the ‘GiveItUp’ campaign of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
According to the figures shared by Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following an unstarred question by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, more than 1.03 crore LPG consumers across the country have voluntarily surrendered their subsidy.
The BJD leader asked the minister if the government proposes to introduce any scheme to supply gas cylinders at doorsteps of rural consumers. She also asked the minister if they (the Ministry) are proposing to revise, rationalise or withdraw the subsidy rates of domestic LPG consumers/ connections in the country.
However, the Petroleum Minister denied that no such proposals were under consideration of the government.
Responding to doorstep delivery of cylinders, Pradhan said Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) reported that all distributors, except Durgam Kshetriya Vitraks, are under instructions to make home delivery of LPG cylinders in their authorised area of operation including rural areas.
“Further, with a view to strengthen the LPG distribution infrastructure and distributorship at doorsteps, the OMCs recently advertised at more than 6,400 locations across the country, which are mostly in rural areas,” Pradhan added.