Mahalakshmi: LPG cylinder for Rs 500
“రూ. 500 కే గ్యాస్ సిలిండర్”English: “Gas cylinder for Rs 500”
The verdict
The Rs 500 LPG cylinder was launched on 27 February 2024, limited to white ration card holders (about 40 lakh people expected to benefit, per the minister). The 2026-27 budget allots Rs 723 crore to the subsidy.
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Evidence timeline
- News27 Feb 2024· The South FirstsupportsLPG cylinder at Rs 500, free power up to 200 units: Guarantees launched in Telangana ↗
“This includes LPG cylinders at ₹500 — a part of the existing Mahalakshmi scheme — and the bestowal of free power up to 200 units for families possessing white ration cards”
- News20 Mar 2026· SiasatsupportsA Rs 3.24 lakh crore promise: Telangana's budget is a Congress manifesto ↗
“Rs 723 crore for the LPG subsidy of Rs 500 per gas cylinder under Mahalakshmi”
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