Why the Centre’s claim of distributing 9.49 crore LPG connections is only half the story

LPG was not used consistently by most beneficiary households due to the high cost of a cylinder refill. Experts have also faulted the calculation method.

Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in

· Oct 10, 2022 · 07:30 pm

LPG cylinder prices increased by Rs 25, will now cost Rs 884.50 in Delhi

In Mumbai, the cylinders will now cost Rs 884.50, and Rs 911 in Kolkata.

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· Sep 01, 2021 · 02:13 pm

LPG cylinder prices to be cut by Rs 10 from April 1

The reduction in prices came after gas cylinder cost went up on four occasions in the last two months.

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· Mar 31, 2021 · 08:21 pm

India’s poor were struggling to refill LPG cylinders. Now with record price hike, many have given up

Modi government’s flagship Ujjwala scheme continues to hand out new gas connections without fixing the problem of unaffordability.

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· Mar 09, 2021 · 06:30 am

Cylinder prices increased by Rs 25 again, second rise in four days

A 14.2 kg cylinder will now cost Rs 819 in Delhi.

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· Mar 01, 2021 · 12:48 pm

LPG cylinder prices increased by Rs 25, third hike this month

A 14.2 kg cylinder will now cost Rs 794 in Delhi, as against Rs 769.

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· Feb 25, 2021 · 01:40 pm

Price of non-subsidised LPG cylinders reduced by up to Rs 192 in metros

Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 581.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi, down from Rs 744 till Thursday.

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· May 01, 2020 · 03:09 pm

Coronavirus: Price of non-subsidised LPG cylinder slashed by up to Rs 65 in metros

The price of a non-subsidised 14.2 kg LPG cylinder in New Delhi was reduced from Rs 805.50 to Rs 744.

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· Apr 01, 2020 · 02:10 pm

Cooking gas cylinders to become cheaper by Rs 100.5 from today, says Indian Oil Corporation

IOCL said the price of cooking gas cylinders was cut after softening LPG prices in the international market and a favourable dollar to rupee exchange rate.

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· Jul 01, 2019 · 07:46 am

Cooking fuel price hiked, subsidised LPG cylinders to cost Rs 2.94 more

Non-subsidised cylinders will be costlier by Rs 60, the Indian Oil Corporation said.

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· Oct 31, 2018 · 10:24 pm

Subsidised LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 2.71, non-subsidised cooking gas to cost Rs 55.5 more

The hike was necessary because of an increase in the tax impact of base price due to rising international rates and the collapse of the rupee, Indian Oil said.

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· Jul 01, 2018 · 11:47 am

After petrol and diesel, CNG price hiked in Delhi and National Capital Region

Indraprastha Gas Limited did not revise the price of piped cooking gas.

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· May 28, 2018 · 10:16 pm