From January 2016 Consumers earning above Rs. 10 Lakhs per year will not be entitled to LPG Subsidy. There are 16.5 Crore registered LPG Consumers. However number of persons filing IT Returns are around 5 to 6 Crores only. Therefore only the salaried persons who pay their taxes will not get subsidy, and others who do not pay tax will continue to enjoy subsidy. Another relevant issue is whether all the MPs, MLAs and Bureaucrats have given up LPG subsidy? A better option for the Government is to stop subsidy for everyone and ask persons to submit income proof for getting 12 subsidized cylinders in a year. This will result in more persons coming under tax net who wish to claim subsidy. more