Andhra Pradesh CM seeks one million LPG connections from Centre

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today asked the oil Companies to release ten lakh cooking gas connections per year in the state, of which, 40 per cent would be ’Deepam’ connections.
The Chief Minister said there was considerable demand in the state for new connections.The state Government was ready to take up as many ’’Deepam’’ connections as possible,he said. He held a review meeting on cooking gas connections and kerosene distribution with the concerned minister and officials at the Secretariat.
’’There are now 1.14 crore LPG Connections across the State: 1.14 Crore against 1.85 crore households as per census and the average annual increase is 5 lakhs. ’’Deepam’’ Connections have been 1.70 lakhs annually over the last five years on an average. There was a need to step up the LPG connections in the State’’, he said.
The department would be permitted to re-appropriate so as to meet the demands of ’’Deepam’’ connections during this year, the Chief Minister said.

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