30k households giving up LPG subsidy daily - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's magic appears to be working well among cooking gas consumers. With a little assistance from state-run fuel retailers.

In This Pic : LPG

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Between 30,000 and 40,000 households are giving up LPG subsidy daily in response to a countrywide door-to-door campaign launched by the oil marketers to capitalize on the prime minister's call to 'Give It Up'.

In This Pic : LPG

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The result is nothing but magical in a country used to government freebies. The number of households surrendering subsidy has already topped 20 lakh mentioned in the PM's Independence Day speech.

In This Pic : LPG

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What is more striking is that within a day of the PM's speech, the number rose by more than a lakh to 21.26 lakh and has further gone up to 22.57 lakh, oil ministry data shows.

In This Pic : LPG

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And the number keeps growing by leaps and bounds. Oil company executives say the pace of households giving up subsidy is rising as the door-to door campaign gathers steam.

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