Delhi is Now India's 1st Kerosene-free City

By siliconindia | Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 12:39 Hrs

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government just recently declared that the national capital has become the first 'kerosene-free city' in the country.

"With the successful implementation of 'Delhi: A Kerosene-Free City Scheme, 2012', no subsidized kerosene is being issued in the national capital and the country can save upto 200 crores every year," said SS Yadav, commissioner, food supply and weights and measures.

The scheme was launched in 2012 in collaboration with three oil marketing companies and Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas for which Delhi government had incurred an expenditure of 62 crores.

Delhi was earlier getting about 53,000 kilolitre of kerosene oil every year from the Centre, which was issued to eligible households at a subsidized rate. At the present market rate of the oil, it would have cost the government about 200 crores per year as subsidy, Yadav said.

"Under the scheme, free gas connections along with LPG filled cylinders, two burner gas stove, regulator and suraksha pipe were issued to the jhuggi ration card, below poverty line and antodaya ann yojana ration card holders who were using kerosene oil for cooking," Yadav said.

A total 3.56 lakhs such ration card holders could benefit from the scheme but those families which already had an LPG connection were not eligible under it.