Central Government Cabinet Meeting Decision: the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections Before this, Modi government has given a big gift. The Central Government has extended the time limit of subsidy given under PM Ujjwala Scheme by one year. Union Minister Piyush Goyal gave information in this regard in a press conference on Thursday (March 7).
He said that it has been approved to continue the time limit of Rs 300 subsidy given under the Ujjwala scheme till March 31, 2025. Subsidized cylinder will be available for Rs 603.
Six important decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting
Piyush Goyal said that six decisions have been approved in the cabinet meeting. It has been decided that now more than 10 crore women will get the benefit of subsidy of Rs 300 per cylinder up to the limit of 12 cylinders in a year.
The minimum support price of raw jute has also been increased by the Central Government. It has been increased by Rs 285 per quintal. At the same time, under the AI Mission, India AI Mission has been approved in the Cabinet meeting under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi with an expenditure of Rs 10,372 crore.
He has told that more than 10 thousand GPUs will be made available in the country. This will benefit the start up ecosystem. To promote AI, foundational courses have been initiated in tier 2,3 cities.
Special initiative for North East
Piyush Goyal said that the Cabinet has approved the Unnati 2024 Scheme (North East Transformative Industrialization Scheme) to encourage the industry of 8 states of the North East. More than Rs 10,000 crore will be given as incentives to the industry and service sector.