Hyderabad, March 8 -- Domestic cooking gas LPG prices was hiked on Saturday, March 8, by a steep Rs 60 per cylinder in Hyderabad and other cities.

It is the second increase in rate in less than a year, as the spike in global energy rates following the West Asia crisis weighed on the world's third largest energy consumer.

Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries

Non-subsidised LPG will now cost Rs 913 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi as against Rs 853 previously, according to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) website.

Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries will also have to bear the same amount of price increase. They will now pay Rs 613 per 14.2 kg cylinder after accounting for a subsidy of Rs 300 per bottle they get for up to 12 refills in a year.

Although, ...