47-lakh APL families to get 4-liter subsidies kerosene from February-2019: Govt

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today decided to provide 4-liter of subsidies kerosene per ration-card to each APL family, who are without gas connection, through the public distribution system in the state from February – 2019.

The maximum 4-liter of kerosene would be provided to all APL Families, except those living in eight municipal corporations, of the state. The decision will benefit over 47-lakh APL Families.

Earlier, the supplying 4-liter of kerosene to all APL families was stopped in district headquarters from December 1, 2018 and other places from January 1, 2019.

The decision was reversed in wake of representations made by several organizations and needy classes, Jayeshbhai Radadiya, food, civil supply minister, said.

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