Centre Hikes Commercial LPG Prices By Rs 101, To Be Sold At Rs 1833 In Delhi. Check Details

Nearly 10 days before Diwali, the Centre has increased the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by over Rs 100.

The Central government has increased the price of commercial LPG cylinders nearly ten days before Diwali by Rs 101. According to the Indian Oil website, 19-kg cylinders will now be sold in Delhi for Rs 1,833 from the previous price of Rs 1,731.50. The current price in Kolkata is Rs 1,943.00, in Mumbai Rs 1,785.50 and in Chennai Rs 1,999.50. However, there has been no change in the price of domestic gas cylinders.

The domestic LPG price remains the same with a rate of Rs 903 in Delhi, Rs 929 in Kolkata, Rs 902 in Mumbai and Rs 918 in Chennai. The decision comes just eleven days before Diwali (Nov 12).

This comes nearly a month after the government announced an increase in the subsidy amount on LPG cylinders from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per cylinder. This decision was revealed during a Cabinet decision briefing. "The government has increased the subsidy amount for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per LPG cylinder," Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said. 

Ujjwala recipients, who were earlier paying Rs 703 per 14.2-kg cylinder, are now paying Rs 603 as a result of the Union Cabinet's decision.

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), also known as the Ujjwala Yojana, is a social welfare programme that was launched in May 2016. The primary goal of the Ujjwala scheme is to provide women in households that rely on traditional and unhealthy cooking methods such as burning wood, coal, or biomass with access to clean cooking fuel.