The Indian government has set a two-year target to provide lp gas connections to 7 million rural households. It will also waive the upfront down payment for cylinders for rural customers to minimise paperwork in a bid to help villagers switch from firewood and kerosene to lpg.
An Indian official said: “The new proposal is simple so that the poor in villages can get connections without any hassle.”
The oil ministry has set a target to provide 10 million new lpg gas connections, mostly in villages, every year till 2015. State run oil companies have so far provided 8.5 million connections this year.