India Clears $3.4 Billion Aid to Firms for Subsidized LPG Sales
'In today's geopolitics, gas prices are going up and down and this decision has been taken keeping in mind middle class families, who need to be insulated from any negative impact,' Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at a press briefing in New Delhi on Friday.
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