LPG cylinder becomes cheaper, buying a car becomes expensive, these 6 big changes in the country from today

The new year (New Year 2025) has started and from the first day of the year i.e. 1st January 2025, many major changes (Rule Change From 1st January) have also come into effect in the country. On one hand, while oil marketing companies have cut the price of 19 kg LPG cylinder, now EPFO ​​is also going to give big relief to the pensioners, after which they will be able to withdraw their pension from any bank. Let us know about six such major changes implemented in the country from today…

LPG cylinder price cut
First of all, let us talk about the prices of gas cylinders, the oil marketing companies have reduced the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders in the early morning of January 1, 2025, after which the 19 kg cylinder will be available from Delhi to Mumbai. It has become cheaper in cities across the country. After the latest change, in the capital Delhi (LPG Price In Delhi) from today it will reduce from Rs 1818.50 to Rs 1804, in Kolkata it will reduce from Rs 1927 to Rs 1911, in Mumbai it will reduce from Rs 1771 to Rs 1756 and in Chennai it will reduce from Rs 1980.50. It has become Rs 1966. However, there has been no change in the prices of 14 kg domestic LPG cylinder.

Pension withdrawal from any bank
January 1, 2025 is also a special day for pensioners, in fact a new rule is being implemented for pensioners by the Employees Provident Fund Organization i.e. EPFO, after which now pensioners will be able to withdraw their pension amount from any bank in the country and For this they will not need any additional verification. On September 4, 2024, the Centralized Pension Payment System (CPPS) for the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 was approved by the government.

UPI 123Pay limit increased!
The next change which is going to be implemented from the first date is related to UPI Payment. Actually, UPI 123Pay was started by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to provide the facility of online payment from feature phones. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had issued a circular for this in October 2024. It has been decided to increase its transaction limit, which can be implemented from January 1, 2025. After this, users will now be able to make online payment of up to Rs 10,000, which earlier was only Rs 5,000.

Farmers will get more loans
The fifth change which is going to be implemented from January 1, 2025 is a relief for the farmers. This change will make it easier for farmers to take loans and will prove helpful in facing the rising costs of farming. Yes, from the first day of the year, farmers will get a loan of up to Rs 2 lakh without guarantee from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Recently, the Central Bank had announced to increase the limit of unsecured loans for farmers. Due to which now they will be able to get a loan not of Rs 1.6 lakh but up to Rs 2 lakh.

buying a car has become expensive
While there have been many relief changes from January 1, 2025, changes that will increase the burden on the pocket are also included in the list. If you are planning to buy a car in the new year, then you will have to spend more money now. Actually, buying cars of many companies has become expensive from the first date. Many companies including Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Hyundai, and Toyota had announced an increase in the prices of their vehicles by 2 to 4 percent, which is to be implemented from January 1. This includes everything from small hatchbacks to luxury cars.