Cooking gas gets costlier by Rs 25, now sells at Rs 871 in Telangana
HYDERABAD: Amidst protests by Congress and other parties against the rising prices of gas and fuel, the cooking gas price increased by another Rs 25 on Monday in Telangana. The price of 14.2-kg household gas cylinder has now touched Rs 871 without subsidy — it cost Rs 846 on Sunday.
This is the second sharpest rise in the price of LPG cylinders in a single day in the last 40 days. In February, the price of cooking gas had jumped from Rs 796 to Rs 846. Overall, there has been an increase of over Rs 100 in the cooking gas prices between February 1 and March 1. The price of a gas cylinder on February 1 stood at Rs 746.
Industry sources said this was the second highest increase in cooking gas prices after the rate touched Rs 1,000 in 2016-17. However, the subsidy offered by the Union government was about Rs 500.
