When it comes to the cap on the consumption of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), it appears, has two sets of rules — one for the common man, and one for those holding Constitutional posts.

While approving the cap on LPG cylinders to six per year for households, the CCEA and the Petroleum Ministry cited last year’s report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas to support its case.