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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