Dehradun, July 31 -- The Uttarakhand government has announced that the cost of refilling LPG cylinders under the Chief Minister Antyodaya Free Gas Refill Scheme will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

However, to ensure the funds are used solely for this purpose, the Food and Civil Supplies Department will put in place mechanisms to restrict the use of this amount exclusively for gas refills.

According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), 1 lakh 84 thousand Antyodaya cardholder families in the state are associated with this scheme, and about 10 lakh people in the state are taking advantage of the scheme.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while reviewing the F...