HARDEEP PURI LIAR

 "It's a matter of Pride that Domestic LPG prices in India are significantly lower than in the United States and Canada." — Hardeep Singh Puri, Petroleum Minister



FIRSTLY: Neither US nor Canada have the concept of LPG 14.2 kg bottles like India. North America, domestic gas infrastructure is completely different:
1. Piped Natural Gas: The vast majority of urban and suburban homes in the US and Canada use piped natural gas directly from utility companies for cooking and heating, billed per unit of energy (therms or cubic feet).
2. Bulk Propane Tanks: Rural homes that rely on LPG (which is called Propane in North America) use massive, permanent backyard tanks (typically 250 to 500 gallons) that are filled by fuel trucks a few times a year.
3. Portable Cylinders: Small, portable cylinders are used almost exclusively for outdoor BBQ grills, patio heaters, or recreational vehicles (RVs).
If a household uses propane as a primary utility from a bulk supplier, the average residential price for propane sits around $2.40 to $2.70 USD per gallon in the US, and roughly $2.50 to $3.00 CAD per gallon in Canada.
When you scale those bulk rates down to the exact weight of an Indian 14.2 kg cylinder (which requires roughly 7.3 gallons of propane), the raw cost of the gas itself is incredibly cheap because it is unmetered and unsubsidized market pricing:
USA Bulk Equivalent: ~$17.50 to $20.00 USD (₹1,665 to ₹1,903)
Canada Bulk Equivalent: ~$18.00 to $22.00 CAD (₹1,229 to ₹1,503)
WHAT IS THE CATCH HERE??
Purchasing Power Parity (The Real Impact)
While an American paying an equivalent of ₹2,500 to refill a barbecue tank sounds expensive in Indian Rupees, it represents an entirely different share of income.
For an average American worker, $30 USD is roughly 1 to 2 hours of minimum-wage labor. It is an insignificantly small fraction of their monthly budget, used mostly for leisure.
For an ordinary Indian household, spending ₹950 on a monthly cylinder represents a vital, non-negotiable chunk of the monthly household budget.
WHAT ABOUT PNG (piped natural gas)??
India: 1 SCM ₹48.00 – ₹55.00
United States: 1 Therm ~$1.68 USD (₹56 – ₹60 per SCM)
Canada: 1 m^3 ~$0.38 – $0.45 CAD (₹26 – ₹31 per SCM)
The average per capita income for an American middle-class individual falls between $45,000 and $75,000 USD annually, depending on their level of education and location.
An individual Canadian middle-class worker typically takes home between $45,000 and $80,000 CAD gross per year.
An individual urban middle-class earner in India typically brings in between ₹2.5 Lakh and ₹7.5 Lakh per year (roughly ₹20,000 to ₹60,000 per month). In US Dollars: $2,627 to $7,881 USD per year. In Canadian Dollars: $3,660 to $10,981 CAD per year.
Suffice to say that after adjusting for cost of living (PPP), the average Indian is paying about 3.5–4.5x more for cooking gas than the average North American in affordability terms.
THEREFORE, NO............ NEITHER LPG/PROPANE OR PNG IN INDIA IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN NORTH AMERICA. IN FACT AS PER PURCHASING POWER, NORTH AMERICA IS FAR CHEAPER.

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