Three free LPG cylinders a year to every household in Goa
“We will provide three free LPG cylinders to every household in Goa to ease the burden on the homemakers of the state.”
The verdict
The first version (Gramin Urja Yojana, Rs 40 crore in the 2022-23 budget) was narrowed and then dropped in Dec 2022, per The Goan (Jan 2024). The 'Goa Ujjwala Scheme' opened on 5 Sep 2026: Rs 3,000 a year by DBT, one connection per family, no income limit. Credits were due from 9-10 Sep 2026; no report of actual payments was found.
Rule applied: In progress: deadline not reached; rating is provisional and not counted in the final score
“Three free cylinders a year, delivered in the fifth year as a bank transfer.”
Evidence timeline
- Manifesto8 Feb 2022· BJP Goa PradeshcontextGoa Sankalp Patra 2022 (English), PDF p. 3 ↗
“We will provide three free LPG cylinders to every household in Goa to ease the burden on the homemakers of the state.”
- News31 Jan 2024· The Goancontext3 free LPG cylinders scheme yet to see light of day ↗
“The proposal was revised to benefit only BPL cardholders, and in December 2022, the government decided to drop the scheme.”
- News4 Sept 2026· Akashvani News (All India Radio)supportsGoa government to launch Goa Ujjwala Scheme on Sept 5 ↗
“₹3,000 will be directly transferred into beneficiaries' bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). ... There is no income criterion for availing the benefit. However, only one domestic gas connection per family will be eligible.”
- News6 Sept 2026· The GoansupportsRush, chaos mark Ujjwala enrolment ↗
“Sawant said the first round of benefits would be credited directly into beneficiaries' bank accounts on September 9 or 10 with an estimated 2.5 lakh households expected to be eligible.”
More welfare promises from this manifesto
Eliminate multidimensional poverty in five years, with welfare paid on time through DBT
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Raise the old-age pension under the Dayanand Social Security Scheme to Rs 3,000 a month
“Rs 3,000 promised; the review is still reviewing.”
Promise ID bjp-ga-2022-001 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON