Costlier LPG sparks quiet crisis in migrant homes in Delhi
Rising LPG prices in Delhi are causing financial strain for migrant workers, low-income families, and street vendors who rely on smaller, more affordable cylinders for cooking. Many are reverting to wood-fired chulhas or switching to alternative cooking methods due to the high cost and difficulty in accessing refilled cylinders. The price hike, driven by global energy trends, is also affecting livelihoods and small businesses across the city.
- ▪The price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder increased by 47.8% to ₹3,071.50 due to high international energy prices.
- ▪Migrant workers and low-income households are switching back to wood-fired chulhas as 5-kg LPG cylinders become unaffordable.
- ▪Street vendors and PG hosts are struggling with rising costs and cylinder shortages, impacting their businesses and daily operations.
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Costlier LPG sparks quiet crisis in migrant homes in DelhiAcross Delhi’s working-class neighbourhoods, the sharp rise in costs is triggering a quiet but widespread distress.Updated on: May 02, 2026 7:14 AM ISTBy Snehil Sinha, Aaditya KhatwaniShare viaCopy link New Delhi: In a cramped rented room in northwest Delhi’s Prem Nagar, 25-year-old painter Chandan Poddar is doing the math again. He earns ₹18,000 a month and shares aliving space with nine other migrant workers. Together, they spend close to ₹3,000 on a 5-kg LPG cylinders and it lasts them about 10 days. Now, with the price of the small cylinder being raised by nearly ₹300, the financials no longer make sense.Residents of the Chilla Khadar village have switched from LPG cylinders to using wood-fired chulhas.
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