The Centre has reduced the number of subsidised LPG refills under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from nine to four per year amid global supply pressures linked to the West Asia conflict.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry communicated the change on 7 June 2026 alongside a press statement on the domestic LPG price hike of ₹29. Additional Secretary Praveen Khanooja stated that average consumption among PMUY beneficiaries is about four to five cylinders a year, broadly matching the revised provision. The scheme began in 2016 and the annual quota has been reduced from 12 to nine and now to four. A 14.2-kg cylinder now costs ₹942 in Delhi; with the ₹300 subsidy, beneficiaries pay ₹642 per cylinder.
