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Tag: Subsidy

  • Financial assistance of Rs. 40 lakhs under Revenue Book Circular

    The Department of Revenue and Disaster Management of the Government of Chhattisgarh grants financial assistance to the victims of various natural disasters through the District Collector. In Bastar district, financial assistance of Rs 40 lakh has been approved in 10 such cases.

    Under the provisions of the Revenue Book Circular, Devaki of Tongkongra village of Development Block Bakwand under Bastar district, Mangli of Chhindgaon and Sunita Gavade of Bastanar due to snake bite, Tanwar’s Bhubaneswar drowning in water and Kakalur’s Somaruram died of lightning. On death, financial assistance of Rs. Four lakh has been sanctioned to the families of the victims of the dead. Similarly, Lakhu of village Sirisaguda, Sukhdei of Tikra Dhanora and Panduram of Aranywal in Tokapal development block died due to drowning in the water and the strike of village Chhaparbhanpuri died due to lightning and Bhurluram Kashyap died of village Mardoom of development block Lohandaguda. Financial assistance of four lakh rupees has been sanctioned to the families of the victims of drowning.

  • RBC Financial assistance of 4 lakhs sanctioned under 6-4

    Shri Mahadev Kavre has sanctioned assistance of 4 lakhs under RBC 6-4 in a case of loss of life in natural disaster. Due to which Dr Pawan Kujur, resident of Khadkona village of Mankora block, Manoj, died on May 24, 2020 due to drowning in water, financial assistance amounting to Rs 4 lakh has been sanctioned to Mr Rajesh Kujur, father of the deceased.

  • New price of LPG cylinders released, subsidy will not be available this month

    There has been no change in the price of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder of LPG in the country for the 7th consecutive month. At the same time, the price of 19 kg commercial gas cylinder has been increased significantly in the metro cities from 1 December.

    According to the website of IndianOil, the price of 14.2 kg non-subsidized LPG in the four metros of the country remains Rs 594 in Delhi, Rs 620.50 in Kolkata, Rs 594 in Mumbai and Rs 610 in Chennai.

    On the other hand, the price of 19 kg commercial gas cylinder has increased. From December 1, this cylinder price will be Rs 1296 in Delhi, Rs 1351.50 in Kolkata, Rs 1244 in Mumbai and Rs 1410.50 in Chennai. Earlier in November, its price was Rs 1241.50 in Delhi, Rs 1296 in Kolkata, Rs 1189.50 in Mumbai and Rs 1354 in Chennai.

    On December 1, the price of LPG has remained stable for the seventh consecutive month in metro cities. This means that LPG cylinders will also be made available in the month of December by the oil marketing companies at the same price as the previous month. The price of LPG cylinder is revised on the first date of every month in the country. In such a situation, it is certain that gas consumers will not get subsidy on gas cylinders in the month of October.

  • PM Narendra Modi ticks off Maharashtra, Bengal for cold-shouldering pet projects

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday ticked off some of the state governments for not coming on board for his government’s prominent schemes and projects and suggested that the Centre will not drop the plans even if they did not cooperate.


    Prominent among them were the bullet train project, where the Maharashtra government has failed to keep its part of the bargain. During the Pragati meeting with Union and state government officials, Modi asked the railways to complete the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project at least on the Gujarat portion in time, if the issues don’t get resolved for the stretch falling in Maharashtra, sources told TOI.


    In the first interaction after a 10-month gap, the PM also expressed his unhappiness over the slow progress in the pre-construction activities in Maharashtra for the ambitious bullet train project.
    So far, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd has bid out works for 325km out of the 349km of this corridor, which falls in Gujarat. The land acquisition in Gujarat is close to 85% for this project while less than 25% land has been acquired in Maharashtra.

    On September 6, TOI had first reported “Despite delay, bullet trains could start running in Gujarat before 2024”.
    Sources told TOI that the PM pulled up the West Bengal administration for the dismal progress of PM SVANidhi, a highly subsidised micro-financing scheme for street vendors hit by the nationwide lockdown. “PM told the state chief secretary it was up to the state whether it wanted to take this benefit to the poor. He dismissed the state’s view that they had announced Rs 2,000 ex-gratia for street vendors. He said the question is whether the state’s priority is to revive their livelihood or provide ex-gratia,” said an official. So far, only 60 street vendors in Bengal have availed the subsidised loan of Rs 10,000 each against the target of three lakh. Modi also asked the Assam government to ramp up this scheme.