In the last 6 months, the price of LPG cylinder has gone up by Rs. An increase of 3

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The price of LPG cylinder has gone up by Rs. The Congress has also criticized the BJP government at the Center. In the last three months, the price of LPG cylinder has gone up by Rs. In other words, the price of LPG cylinders has gone up by 3% in the last one year.

It may be mentioned that the price of LPG cylinder in Delhi has gone up by Rs 2 yesterday and the price of a 14.5 kg LPG cylinder in Delhi has gone up to Rs 3.

LPG cylinder prices have been hiked for the second month in a row. Earlier, on July 1, the price of an LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 2.50.

According to a price notification issued by state-owned oil companies, the price of a liter of diesel has been reduced by 15 to 21 paise across the country. While there has been no change in the price of petrol.

LPG cylinder prices have doubled in the last seven years. According to Congress spokesperson Supriya Srinath, the central government has hiked the price of LPG cylinders by Rs 2 since November 2020. Which represents an increase of 3%.

The Congress spokesperson further said that the government has not paid any subsidy on LPG cylinders since May 2020. The fuel subsidy was Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2015, which has been reduced to Rs 15,000 crore in 2021.

The Congress further said that despite the central government earning Rs 2.5 lakh crore from the tax on fuel, the government has not given any relief to the general public.