India’s GDP (Gas Diesel Petrol) is rising sharply. Image Courtesy – Business Today
It seems that India’s GDP (Gas Diesel Petrol) rate is rising to reach real ‘Achhe Din’ as the day-dream presented by the Modi government after coming to the power at their first term. Cooking gas (LPG) prices rose again. The price has risen again in just two weeks. In Kolkata, the price of an unsubsidised 14.2 kg cylinder has gone up by another Rs 25.00. As a result, the price of gas has exceeded the limit of Rs 900.00 from today.
The middle class will spend Rs 911.00 from their pockets for gas cylinders which is not at all comforting as a result of the price increase. In this way, the livelihood of the common people has come to a standstill due to the epidemic. The prices of things around a common man are also out of control. As the price of gas goes up further, the general middle class is naturally seeing mustard flowers in their eyes. There is no pause in the continuous rise in prices.
Petrol and diesel prices are already skyrocketing. Petrol has crossed the century. Diesel is also selling at prices above Rs 90.00 a litre. As a result of the price hike, petrol pumps went on strike on August 31, 2021. In the meantime, the cooking gas is now touching thousands. The price of cooking gas has risen by Rs 328 since December last year. The price of cooking gas also increased by Rs 25.00 for three consecutive months. There are no signs of a decrease.
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The rate of 14.2 kg LPG cylinder has now been Rs 884.50 which previously was Rs 859.50. For a cylinder of cooking gas in Chennai, one has to pay Rs 900.50 from today which was Rs 875.50 till yesterday. For an LPG cylinder in Uttar Pradesh, one has to pay Rs 897.50 now. The price of cooking gas cylinders in India has gone up by Rs 190.00 each.
The burden of price-hike is creating tremendous pressure on the general people of India. The price-hike has sharply started after the 1st Lockdown in India since Mar 25, 2020, and it is continuing with the price-hike of LPG gas. The household budget of the common people has been severely affected by this. So many people have been lost their job during the lockdown period, many more have been shifted their profession to other streams, so many businesses have been closed due to a huge loss.
Now, the frequent increase of the LPG price really increased pain to the life of common people (Aam Aadmi). The people who belong to the lower-income group are really perplexed about how to cook and how to maintain the daily expenses of their family.
