Govt kills two reforms: raises LPG cap, snaps its Aadhaar link

THE Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs Thursday granted Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s wish and raised the annual cap for subsidised cylinders to 12 from nine, undoing the reformist move to restrict LPG subsidy to deserving families with an eye on elections. The decision ensures subsidised cylinders for 97 per cent of the consumers and will increase the subsidy burden by Rs 5,000 crore.

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