Prabhat Barnwal

However, when it comes to increasing the LPG refill take-up of low-income, PMUY households, the current design of PAHAL may not be adequate. Particularly, paying the full refill price (unsubsidised price) upfront makes it difficult for PMUY consumers, who face a “liquidity constraint”, to purchase refills regularly. Can the design of the existing LPG refill subsidy programme be altered to provide LPG subsidies more effectively and yet be fiscally neutral?

Key Points Question Is the low COVID-19–related mortality reported in Bangladesh for 2020 associated with massive undercounting? Findings This repeated survey study including households from a sample of 135 villages in rural Bangladesh found that all-cause mortality in the surveyed are was lower in 2020 compared with 2019, but measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with a reduction in rural income and food availability.