LPG accounts for nearly 10% of monthly expenditure of rural households: Report

With the government not paying any subsidy on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) since May 2020, the current record-high price (`859.5/cylinder in Delhi) of a standard 14.2-kg cylinder has led to rural households spending nearly 10% of their monthly expenditure on the cooking fuel, a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has said.

The report, released on Monday, said 85% households in the country have LPG connections, and 80% of the non-user households cited affordability issues for not having an LPG connection.