CPI Condemns LPG Price Hike: Demands SubsidyRestoration and Cylinders for the Poor

Updated: Apr 11

CPI condemns the Modi government's decision to hike the price of LPG by ₹50 per

cylinder. This increase raises the burden on Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries from ₹500 to

₹550, and on general consumers from ₹803 to ₹853. At a time when millions are already

struggling under soaring food inflation, high fuel costs and falling incomes, this move is

yet another attack on the livelihood of the working people.

Ever since the BJP came to power, LPG prices have seen a consistent rise, even during

periods when global crude oil prices have remained historically low. Instead of passing the

benefit to the people, the Modi regime has diverted it to benefit oil companies and private

corporates. The complete erosion of the LPG subsidy system has left the poor and middle

classes vulnerable to market volatility and state apathy.

Adding to this, the government has once again hiked excise duties on petrol and diesel,

even as the economy is facing turbulence. The recent stock market crash, triggered by

global recession fears and the Trump administration’s tariff threats, reflects the

government’s failure to protect India’s economy from external shocks.

The CPI demands that a consumer-oriented subsidy of ₹250 per LPG cylinder be

reinstated for general consumers immediately. For those under the Below Poverty Line

category and enrolled in the PM Ujjwala Scheme, at least six cylinders per year must be

provided without payment. Access to clean cooking fuel is not a luxury—it is a basic

necessity and a right.

The Modi government’s anti-people economic policies are deepening inequality, fuelling

mass distress and pushing millions into hardship. The CPI calls upon all progressive and

democratic forces to unite in opposing this assault on the common people.

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