Synopsis Subsidies have been cut even as LPG prices have surged across the country, with a cylinder now costing over Rs 800. Providing cooking gas has been one of the biggest successes of the Modi govt's welfare push, which also included building toilets and houses for the poor. The elephant in the room is the price rise, says an analyst. PTI Provisions for the LPG cooking fuel subsidies were halved in this budget. Five years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered Indian women a chance to dramatically improve their lives with cooking fuel subsidies in what became one of his administration’s most celebrated campaigns.