Gujarat govt proclaims 2 free LPG cylinders a yr

 Forward of Diwali, the Gujarat authorities on Monday introduced a discount in VAT (Worth Added Tax) on CNG and PNG by 10 per cent and mentioned two cooking fuel cylinders will probably be given free yearly to 38 lakh beneficiaries who have gotten fuel connections below the Centre’s Ujjwala scheme.

The discount in VAT on CNG (compressed pure fuel), PNG (piped pure fuel) and two free liquefied petroleum fuel (LPG) cylinders to Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries yearly, which is able to price the state exchequer altogether Rs 1,650 crore, come at a time when Meeting polls are just some month away in Gujarat.

Our authorities has diminished VAT on CNG and PNG by 10 per cent. This may assist homemaker girls, auto-rickshaw drivers and all those that are utilizing CNG-run automobiles, state minister Jitu Vaghani mentioned.

VAT on CNG and PNG (utilized by households in kitchens) in Gujarat was 15 per cent and now the tax price will come down to 5 per cent, trade sources mentioned.

This may scale back CNG costs by Rs 6 per kg and PNG charges by Rs 5 per commonplace cubic metre, he mentioned, including the state authorities will lose over Rs 1,000 crore in income with this tax minimize.

Round 38 lakh households have been given LPG connections below the Ujjwala scheme. The state authorities has determined to offer two fuel cylinders to every of those households per yr. This may price the federal government Rs 650 crore per yr, he mentioned.

This LPG subsidy will attain the account of the beneficiary inside three days of buy of cylinder, he mentioned.