Annapoorani Super Six Scheme: Three Free LPG Cylinders Annually for 1.3 Crore Families

Exam-focused facts from the 25 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Annapoorani Super Six scheme will provide the cash value equivalent to three free LPG cylinders per year to eligible families.
The scheme is expected to cover about 1.3 crore families at an annual cost of approximately ₹4,000 crore.
Eligibility includes families with annual household income up to ₹2.5 lakh, small and marginal farming families, and families with persons with disabilities.
The scheme is set to begin around the Pongal festival in January 2027.
The Vettri Payanam free bus travel scheme for women will be expanded from October 2, 2026, to cover Express, Limited Stop Service, and Deluxe government buses in metropolitan and urban centres, with no income eligibility cap or journey limit.