Year LPG Price

2011 ₹ 877
2012 ₹ 922
2013 ₹ 1021
2014 ₹ 1241
2015 ₹ 606
2016 ₹ 584
2017 ₹ 747
2018 ₹ 609
2019 ₹ 695
2020 ₹ 594 (Lockdown)
2021 ₹ 719 (today)

*Non Subsidised LPG Gas Cylinder prices in Delhi*

I was going through the grocery price list & compared it with 2014 figures

*Tur Dhal*
2014 – Rs 210
2021 – Rs 94

*Urud Dhal*
2014 – Rs 178
2021 – Rs 115

*Moong Dhal*
2014 – Rs 180
2021 – Rs 110

*Sugar*
2014 – Rs 45
2021 – Rs 38

*Chana Dhal*
2014 – Rs 125
2021 – Rs 64

*Tamarind*
2014 – Rs 240
2021 – Rs 160

*Wheat Flour (Un branded)*
2014 – Rs 36
2021 – Rs 30

The list is long…

Another important factor is the mobile phone charges…

Average monthly spend for Voice + SMD + Data

2014 – Rs 1500 per phone for 2G Data , limited

2021 – Rs 400 per phone for 4G Data Unlimited

Savings per phone per month Rs 1100

Each family has an average of 3 phones

*Savings per family on mobile recharges…*
Rs 1100 X 3 – Rs 3300 per month
Or Rs 39600 / year

*Rs 237600 / family / over 6 year period*

Handset charges
2014 – Rs 30000
2021- Rs 12000 (With more features )

Our memory is short . ….. yet we do remember prices of essential items which impact our pocket adversely……..

अशोक चौधरी "प्रियदर्शी"

Ashok Kumar Choudhary is a retired banker who has wide experience in handling rural banking, agriculture and rural credit. He is also a Trade Unionist and has held a leadership position in Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, trade wing of RSS and formaly he has been the chairman of Regional Advisory Committe, DT National Board of Workers Education. He in past he hold the post of Joint State President of National Human Rights Organization.

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