Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Minister for Tourism and Higher Education Temjen Imna Along on Wednesday welcomed the Union Cabinet decision to reduce the price of a 14.2 kg LPG cooking gas cylinder by Rs 200.

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday had announced this stating it as a gift for the women ahead of Raksha Bandhan.

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio commented, “It’s a government program giving benefits to the common man, so we are happy.”

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Meanwhile Minister Temjen Imna Along said, “It is a Raksha Bandhan gift to the whole nation and that doesn’t mean on religious issues only but it means a gesture of good wills, of friendship, of safety and security.”

He maintained that bringing down the price by such an amount will be a blessing for the consumers especially for the poor people, the middle class and the women folk.

Something is better than nothing

The general public too welcomed the subsidised price of domestic cooking gas though some are of the opinion that it should be further lowered to benefit the common man.

The 14.2 kg LPG will now cost Rs 922 in Kohima town. The price was previously Rs 1122.

Some citizens in Wokha Town said that gas price has been hiked for some years and questioned as to why it has been reduced only now. Some also felt that it should have been lessened by Rs 500 while others claimed that it was the strategy of the NDA Government ahead of the forthcoming elections.

Some unemployed individuals shared that they are satisfied with the decision of the Government for taking the decision to cut the price. They mentioned that with the high price of cooking gas, it has been difficult to manage the kitchen.

A section of the public said they are happy even though “it is just Rs 200” while also expressing that it will help the poor families.

“Something is better than nothing”, one commented.