Government LPG Scheme: Government’s big decision for laborers and poor, quota of 5 kg cylinder doubled

News India Live, Digital Desk: The Central Government has given a big gift to the working class, migrant laborers and economically weaker families of the country. Relief news has emerged for the people who often face shortage of small cylinders and problems of refilling. The government has decided to directly double the quota of 5 kg FTL (Free Trade LPG) cylinders. After this decision, now laborers and low income people will not have to make frequent trips to the gas agency nor will they have to face fuel shortage. Migrants and street vendors will get direct benefits. This step of the government has been taken especially keeping in mind those people who leave their homes and do labor or small business in other cities. For such people, it is challenging to carry or handle a large cylinder of 14.2 kg. Apart from being portable, small 5 kg cylinders will now be available with double the quota, which will directly benefit lakhs of migrants living in urban and semi-urban areas. Government has removed concerns regarding gas supply. Taking cognizance of the complaints of disruptions in supply and shortage of cylinders, the Petroleum Ministry has clarified that there is sufficient stock of LPG in the country. The purpose of increasing the quota is to ensure that even the people at the lowest rung of the society can get clean fuel without any hindrance. According to officials, instructions have been given to the distributor network that there should be no laxity in the availability of small cylinders. Distribution will be done with transparency. With the doubling of the quota, the distribution process will be made more transparent. The government has also indicated to increase digital surveillance so that black marketing can be stopped. Now poor families will be able to get more refills in a month as per their need, which will free them from the compulsion of buying gas in ‘black’. This decision will not only reduce their financial burden but will also promote ‘Ease of Living’.