Rice costs Rs. 1-2/kg, tea Rs. 4-8/cup, bottled water Rs. 10-17/liter. Toilet use costs Rs. 2-5, biomass fuel Rs. 2-6/kg with average families using 4-7kg daily. LPG cylinders receive Rs. 400-435 subsidy with middle class families getting Rs. 4000-5000 subsidy annually through 10-12 refills. This document outlines typical pricing for common goods and services in parts of India.

1. UNDERSTANDING PRICES ?
RICE One Kilogram Rs. 1 / Rs. 2
(Special schemes for the poor in several states in India)
TEA per cup 100 ml to 200 ml Rs. 4 to Rs. 8
WATER per liter bottle Rs. 10 to Rs. 17.
(In many villages people are buying drinking water from private enterprises, they are paying more than urban
people per liter of water.)
TOILETS (per use) the fee is Rs. 2 to Rs. 5.
(Toilets are free in air ports)
FUEL (biomass) per kilogram Rs. 2 to Rs. 6.
(An average family spends 4 kgs to 7 kgs of fuel per day)
LPG subsidy per cylinder Rs. 400 to Rs. 435.
(A middle class family gets a subsidy of around Rs. 4000 to 5000 per year through 10 to 12 refills)
Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy (Existing situation in parts of India)