DOMESTIC LPG CYLINDER PRICE SHOOTS UP; HERE'S HOW MUCH YOU PAY NOW

The price of non-subsidised LPG cylinder of 14.2 kg has breached the Rs 1,000 mark across the country. At the same time, the entire country is also reeling under the pressure of sky-rocketing fuel prices.

Consumers are coughing up an average of Rs 200 more for cooking gas cylinder than what they were paying in January. According to a report in NDTV, the price of a domestic cylinder in Patna is Rs 1,039 and in Raipur, it is being sold for Rs 1,017. In Darjeeling, the price touched Rs 1,111. It is selling at Rs 1,081 in Aizawl, Rs 1,003 in Jammu region and Rs 1,015 in Bidar in Karnataka.

In Hyderabad, the price of cooking gas cylinder is at Rs 999, just Re 1 away from touching the four-digit mark. In Chennai, an LPG cylinder now costs Rs 969, Rs 971 in Kolkata and Rs 942 in Delhi. 

Many have taken to Twitter to express anger at the steep prices of a gas cylinder. This steep hike comes even as petrol and diesel prices have seen about Rs 7.5 and Rs 4 reduction, respectively, since October 5 following a decline in international crude price.