Cap on subsidised LPG cylinders hiked from 6 to 9 from Apr

The Cabinet on Thursday approved the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas' proposal to increase the number of subsidised LPG cylinders available to households to nine a year from the current cap of six. The price of LPG cylinder will, however, remain unchanged, said Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Veerappa Moily.

The government had on Wednesday sought permission from the Election Commission to hike the cap on subsidised cylinders as three states - Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland - will go to polls soon and the model code of conduct is in force. Giving its approval, the Election Commission said the decision was not a violation of code as it was an ongoing scheme.

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With effect from April 2013, all households will be get nine subsidised cylinders instead of the earlier six.

Prices of Susidised LPG cylinder:

Delhi - Rs 410 per cylinder

Kolkata - Rs 412 per cylinder

Mumbai - Rs 435 per cylinder

Chennai - Rs 398 per cylinder

Non-subsidised LPG:

Delhi - 895 per cylinder

Kolkata - 925 per cylinder

Mumbai - 906 per cylinder

Chennai - 890 per cylinder