New Rules on Keeping LPG Gas Cylinders at Home
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Many homes keep two LPG gas cylinders. LPG means cooking gas. People use it to cook food.
There are rules about keeping gas cylinders at home. If you do not know the rules, you may pay a fine. A fine is money you pay for breaking a rule.
The report says people should learn the rules. This can help them avoid problems.
The report also talks about the Ujjwala Yojana. This is a government scheme. A scheme is a government plan to help people.
People with a normal gas connection can get a subsidy. A subsidy is money the government gives to make things cheaper.
You can move your connection to the Ujjwala Yojana. You can do this on your phone.
The report explains the steps. Steps are the small actions you follow to do something.
People can also apply for PMUY. PMUY is the name of this gas scheme. Apply means to ask for something in an official way.
This scheme is called PM Ujjwala Yojana, or PMUY.
The report helps people understand cylinder rules and subsidy steps.
Vocabulary15 words
- LPG
- gas used for cooking
- fine
- money you pay for breaking a rule
- Ujjwala Yojana
- a government plan to help with gas
- scheme
- a government plan to help people
- connection
- a gas line to your home
- subsidy
- money the government gives to make things cheaper
- apply
- to ask for something in an official way
- PMUY
- the name of a gas help scheme
- rule
- something you must follow
- steps
- small actions to do a task
- cylinder
- a metal container that holds gas
- normal
- regular; not special
- government
- the people who run a country
- transfer
- to move something from one place to another
- phone
- a device used to call or use the internet
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cooking gas 2. You may pay a fine 3. A government scheme for gas help
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Many homes keep two _____ gas cylinders.
There are rules about keeping _____ at home.
If you do not know the rules, you may pay a _____.
The report also talks about the _____.
This is a government _____.
People with a normal gas _____ can get a subsidy.
A _____ is money the government gives to make things cheaper.
You can move your connection to the Ujjwala Yojana using your _____.
The report explains the _____.
People can also _____ for PMUY.