Free LPG Cylinder Scheme Announced Ahead of Holi, Full Details Inside

LPG Cylinder: Big relief for everyone. The Holi festival is just around the corner. During this festive time, millions will be getting free LPG cylinders. But, this offer is only for folks living in two states: Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Only those who meet all the eligibility requirements can take advantage of this. Let’s dive deeper into the details.

Holi gift from Yogi government

Thanks to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PM-Ujjwala), women beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh will get free LPG refills, bringing relief to 18.6 million women in the state during the festive season. The Yogi government is giving out two free LPG refills each year in two phases. The first phase provided LPG cylinders for Diwali between October and December 2025. The second phase will offer free LPG cylinders from January to March 2026. Last year, the state government set aside Rs 1,500 crore for this initiative.

Recently, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that another BJP election promise is being fulfilled, with free LPG gas cylinders for Holi and Diwali for families with valid ration cards. The Delhi Cabinet has decided to transfer Rs 853 to cover the cost of an LPG cylinder. This amount will be sent directly to the accounts of eligible beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer system.

Eligible ration card holders who use Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections will also benefit from this scheme. The government has earmarked Rs 242 crore for this free gas cylinder initiative. Currently, an LPG cylinder in Delhi costs Rs 853. Beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in Delhi will receive financial help of Rs 553 per cylinder. This figure has been calculated after factoring in the Rs 300 subsidy per cylinder provided by the central government. Families with ration cards that are not part of the Ujjwala Yojana will get assistance of Rs 853 per cylinder.

What is Ujjwala Yojana?

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched in May 2016. The government launched the Ujjwala 2.0 scheme in August 2021, aiming to issue 1 crore additional Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana connections, which was achieved in January 2022. Following this success, an additional 6 million LPG connections were issued under Ujjwala 2.0, bringing the total to 1.60 crore connections by December 2022.

Furthermore, the government approved the issuance of 7.5 million additional connections for the period from FY 2023-24 to 2025-26, which was successfully achieved in July 2024. Under Ujjwala 2.0, a special provision was made for migrant families, allowing them to obtain a new LPG connection through self-declaration instead of requiring proof of address and ration cards.