Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that his government has decided to reduce LPG cylinder prices by ₹100 in view of International Women’s Day.

“By making cooking gas more affordable, we also aim to support the well-being of families and ensure a healthier environment. This is in line with our commitment to empowering women and ensuring ‘Ease of Living’ for them,” PM Modi wrote on the X platfrom.

With Lok Sabha elections just around the corner, Modi government on Thursday announced the extension of ₹300 per LPG cylinder subsidy to poor women under the Ujjwala Yojana for the next fiscal starting April 1.

The government in October last year hiked the subsidy from ₹200 per 14.2-kg cylinders for up to 12 refills per year to ₹300 per bottle. The ₹300 per cylinder subsidy was for the current fiscal, which ends on March 31.

The move, likely to benefit nearly 10 crore families, will cost the government ₹12,000 crore.

PM Modi-led NDA regime launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in May 2016 to provide deposit-free LPG connections to adult women of poor households.

While the connection was provided for free, the beneficiaries had to purchase LPG refills at market price.