Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, November 3, announced the distribution of LPG cylinder refill subsidies worth Rs 1,500 crore to more than 1.89 crore eligible families across the state on the occasion of Diwali, IANS reported. The distribution is being made in Lucknow.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

In a post in Hindi on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said: 'On the auspicious occasion of Diwali, LPG cylinder refill subsidies worth Rs 1,500 crore will be distributed today in Lucknow to more than 1.89 crore eligible families in the state.'

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

Rs 1,500 croreLPG refill subsidy announced (yaani Rs 15 billion)
1.89 crore+eligible families to benefit
Lucknowdistribution venue announced by the CM

Adityanath linked the subsidy to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the central scheme that gave poor households access to clean cooking fuel, and said it had provided women with better health, convenience and dignity. 'Our commitment is clear. No poor family should be forced to return to smoke-filled traditional stoves because of financial difficulties,' he said.

Source: Nation Press

The Chief Minister used the announcement to target previous governments in Uttar Pradesh — his political claim, presented as allegation, was that when a government's priority was its own family, the suffering of poor households was overlooked, and millions of women were compelled to cook in smoke-filled kitchens. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and what he called the 'double-engine government' with prioritising public welfare, and extended advance Diwali greetings to mothers and sisters.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

In a separate post the same day, Adityanath highlighted Ayodhya's annual Deepotsav celebrations as a message of social harmony, saying shared faith and culture bring society together.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press