By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Faced with an Opposition onslaught over energy state of affairs within the state, the BJD on Wednesday staged a dharna in entrance of Raj Bhavan right here protesting the rise within the value of cooking fuel and important commodities.
A celebration delegation submitted a memorandum to Governor Ganeshi Lal and demanded that the value of LPG needs to be introduced right down to the earlier stage when it was inexpensive and affordable for the widespread folks.Stating that the social gathering stands for the moms and sisters of Odisha, the BJD stated its stand is to guard the widespread man from opposed influence of rising cooking fuel value.
The BJD demanded that the Centre ought to refund the surplus cash collected from the hike and switch it via DBT to the ladies beneficiaries of cooking fuel or present free fuel cylinders to them. The value of 1 home cylinder (14.2 kg) which was Rs 410 in March, 2014 has gone as much as Rs 1,130 now, it added.
Alleging that lakhs of beneficiaries from Odisha haven’t been capable of refill the fuel and returned to utilizing firewood, the memorandum stated that this has uncovered how the Ujjwala Yojana has failed within the state. “While the Centre claims that LPG coverage is the country is almost 98 per cent, the latest National Family Health Survey states that there has been only 20 per cent increase in overall usage of clean cooking fuel,” it added.The BJD stated although it has raised situation constantly, the Centre isn’t bothered.
BHUBANESWAR: Faced with an Opposition onslaught over energy state of affairs within the state, the BJD on Wednesday staged a dharna in entrance of Raj Bhavan right here protesting the rise within the value of cooking fuel and important commodities.
A celebration delegation submitted a memorandum to Governor Ganeshi Lal and demanded that the value of LPG needs to be introduced right down to the earlier stage when it was inexpensive and affordable for the widespread folks.Stating that the social gathering stands for the moms and sisters of Odisha, the BJD stated its stand is to guard the widespread man from opposed influence of rising cooking fuel value.
The BJD demanded that the Centre ought to refund the surplus cash collected from the hike and switch it via DBT to the ladies beneficiaries of cooking fuel or present free fuel cylinders to them. The value of 1 home cylinder (14.2 kg) which was Rs 410 in March, 2014 has gone as much as Rs 1,130 now, it added.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Alleging that lakhs of beneficiaries from Odisha haven’t been capable of refill the fuel and returned to utilizing firewood, the memorandum stated that this has uncovered how the Ujjwala Yojana has failed within the state. “While the Centre claims that LPG coverage is the country is almost 98 per cent, the latest National Family Health Survey states that there has been only 20 per cent increase in overall usage of clean cooking fuel,” it added.The BJD stated although it has raised situation constantly, the Centre isn’t bothered.
