An unkind cut for consumers of cooking gas Updated: Updated: A meagre subsidy amount of ₹24.95 angers people; activists question pricing mechanism Share Article AAA Central pricing: Oil industry insiders say the subsidy amount is fixed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and companies only charge what they are directed to.
A meagre subsidy amount of ₹24.95 angers people; activists question pricing mechanism With liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumers getting just ₹24.95 as subsidy per refill this month, many of them are complaining that the drastic cut is hurting them. Customers have been visiting the agencies to find out why the amount was so less, considering that the price of a domestic cylinder in Chennai is ₹710.