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Ujjwala subsidy continued; ₹30,000 crore LPG compensation for OMCs

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Ujjwala subsidy continued; ₹30,000 crore LPG compensation for OMCs (GS3 · Energy, Welfare, 8 August 2025)

What happened

  • The Cabinet continued the ₹300 per 14.2 kg cylinder subsidy for up to 9 refills a year for PMUY users in 2025-26, at ₹12,000 crore; there are about 10.33 crore PMUY connections [PIB].
  • It also approved ₹30,000 crore to IOCL, BPCL and HPCL for under-recoveries on domestic LPG, in twelve tranches [PIB].

Background

  • PMUY was launched in May 2016 [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Refill affordability decides whether poor homes keep using LPG.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Government policies and interventions for development

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-08): the Cabinet continued the ₹300 per 14.2 kg cylinder subsidy for up to 9 refills a year for PMUY users in 2025-26, at ₹12,000 crore; there are about 10.33 crore PMUY connections.
  2. Refill affordability decides whether poor homes keep using LPG.
Quotable data point

It also approved ₹30,000 crore to IOCL, BPCL and HPCL for under-recoveries on domestic LPG, in twelve tranches.

PIB: Cabinet: PMUY targeted subsidy, 8 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: PMUY subsidy.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Ujjwala targeted subsidy per cylinder

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Cabinet: PMUY targeted subsidy, 8 Aug 2025

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