The Union Cabinet on Wednesday lifted the restriction of one LPG cylinder per month to a domestic consumer. While households will still get only 12 cylinders in a year at subsidised rates, the monthly cap has been lifted in view of complaints from consumers regarding the limited access to LPG imposed by the earlier restriction. Now consumers can avail themselves of their quota of 12 cylinders at any time of the year.
Another decision taken by the Cabinet pertained to swapping 2,397 sqm of SOS village land with that held by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to facilitate construction of hangars at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati.
In keeping with the Modi government’s promise to expedite decision-making, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a proposal of the Road Transport and Highways Ministry to amend the Model Concession Agreement as may be required from time to time.
The aim was to cut through the layers of decision-making that had stalled the laying of roads.
