LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank

Gas cylinders are at the centre of a controversy in India. The UPA government faces one of the biggest test of its times as allies and opposition parties continue to criticize the government on its decision to cap the number of subsidised cylinders at six.

The government has now asked the Congress-ruled states to hike the cap on subsidised cylinders to nine.

A consumer will get only six cylinders in a year at the subsidised cost of Rs 405 per cylinder. Crossing this limit will prove to be an expensive affair as any extra cylinder will cost Rs 747.

Take a look at how states rank on LPG cylinder sales during the period April-July 2012 across India...

1. Maharastra

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 432.91 lakh

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2. Uttar Pradesh

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 373.99 lakh

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3. Tamil Nadu

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 293.05 lakh

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4. Andhra Pradesh

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 290.56 lakh

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5. Karnataka

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 200.68 lakh

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6. West Bengal

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 187.69 lakh

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7. Gujarat

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 166.46 lakh

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8. Rajasthan

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 160.45 lakh

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9. Delhi

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 152.70 lakh

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10. Punjab

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 143.62 lakh

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11. Madhya Pradesh

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 139.66 lakh

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12. Kerala

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 137.91 lakh

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13. Bihar

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 108.30 lakh 

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14. Haryana

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 107.42 lakh 

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15. Assam

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 46.7 lakh

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16. Odisha

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 43.69 lakh 

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17. Uttarakhand

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 41.37 lakh

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18. Jammu & Kashmir

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 36.56 lakh

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19. Chattisgarh

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 33.11 lakh

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20. Jharkhand

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 33.02 lakh

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21. Himachal Pradesh

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 25.07 lakh

Others

Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 56. 52 lakh