Cabinet okays Rs 30K-cr LPG subsidy for state-run oil firms

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved Rs 30,000 crore LPG subsidy for state-run oil marketing companies.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the decision had been taken to keep LPG prices affordable for the middle class. “To make LPG affordable, Rs 30,000 crore has been approved for subsidy in the Cabinet meeting. In the current geopolitical situation, this subsidy will insulate middle-class families and will keep them unaffected,” the minister said.

According to the petroleum ministry, the amount will be paid in 12 parts to Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas would decide on sharing the compensation among the firms. The payment would be made in 12 instalments.

Global LPG prices have stayed high since 2024. To protect consumers from price fluctuations, the companies absorbed heavy losses but continued supplying domestic LPG at affordable rates.

The compensation would help the companies meet key expenses such as crude and LPG procurement, debt servicing and capital spending, ensuring uninterrupted supply of LPG cylinders to households.

Rs 12K-cr for Ujjwala Scheme

The Cabinet also cleared Rs 12,060 crore support for PM Ujjwala beneficiaries for 2025-26. This includes Rs 300 subsidy per cylinder for eligible users and would cover 10.33 crore households, reaching around 45 crore people.

They PMUY, launched in 2016, was set up to give deposit-free LPG connections to adult women from poor households across India. As of July 1, 2025, there are around 10.33 crore PMUY connections in the country. In 2024-25, the total spending under the PM Ujjwala Yojana was

Rs 52,000 crore.

Development packages for Assam, Tripura

The Cabinet on Friday okayed four new components under the existing Central Sector Scheme of Special Development Packages (SDPs) for Assam and Tripura with a total outlay of Rs 4,250 crore from the Centre, alongside

Rs 3,000 crore support from the Assam Government

The main components of the package include Rs 500 crore for infra development in Adivasi-inhabited areas of Assam under the 2022 MoS signed with Adivasi groups, Rs 500 crore for development in North Cacher Hills Autonomous Council areas inhabited by Dimasa National Liberation Army and Dimasa People’s Supreme Council groups under the 2023 agreement, Rs 3,000 crore for infrastructure in Assam under the 2023 agreement with ULFA groups, and Rs 250 crore for development of tribals in Tripura under the 2024 agreement with NLFT and All Tripura Tiger Force

Rs 4,200-cr boost for tech education

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the proposal for implementation of the Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE) Scheme in 275 technical institutions comprising 175 engineering institutions and 100 polytechnics with a total outlay of Rs 4,200 crore for a period from 2025-26 to 2029-30

“An estimated 275 government/ government-aided technical institutions are expected to be selected and supported under the scheme. This will include selected NITs, State Engineering Institutions, Polytechnics and Affiliating Technical Universities (ATUs). Apart from this, the State/ UT departments handling technical education sector will also be supported through the MERITE scheme,” an official statement said.

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