Photographs: Reuters.
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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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
2. Uttar Pradesh
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 373.99 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Courtesy, Bharat Gas.
3. Tamil Nadu
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 293.05 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
4. Andhra Pradesh
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 290.56 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
5. Karnataka
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 200.68 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
6. West Bengal
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 187.69 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Courtesy, Indane.
7. Gujarat
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 166.46 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
8. Rajasthan
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 160.45 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
9. Delhi
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 152.70 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
10. Punjab
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 143.62 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
11. Madhya Pradesh
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 139.66 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
12. Kerala
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 137.91 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
13. Bihar
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 108.30 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
14. Haryana
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 107.42 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
15. Assam
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 46.7 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
16. Odisha
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 43.69 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
17. Uttarakhand
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 41.37 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
18. Jammu & Kashmir
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 36.56 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
19. Chattisgarh
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 33.11 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
20. Jharkhand
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 33.02 lakh
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LPG cylinder sales: How the Indian states rank
Photographs: Reuters.
21. Himachal Pradesh
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 25.07 lakh
Others
Sales of domestic LPG cylinders: 56. 52 lakh
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