Domestic LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 50, now just 50 paise short of Rs 1,000 mark

The price of 14.2 kg Domestic LPG cylinder is now just 50 paise short of Rs 1,000 mark following a Rs 50 hike today. The domestic cylinder will cost Rs 999.50 per cylinder from today.

In March, the price of domestic cooking gas (LPG) was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder to Rs 949.50.

Last week, price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 102.50. The 19-kg commercial cooking gas cylinder now costs Rs 2,355.50.


Incidentally, LPG saw a massive 9.1 per cent month-on-month drop in consumption during April following the price hike in March.

Cooking gas sales moderated after a Rs 50 per cylinder hike in prices on March 22. LPG sales had risen by 17 per cent in the first half of March.

On May 1, oil marketing companies organized more than 5000 LPG panchayats on the occasion of Ujjwala Diwas, where apart from experience sharing, aimed at safe and sustained usage of LPG, all out efforts were made to maximize customer enrolment.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is a step toward social inclusion by providing Free LPG connection to every BPL household. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1, 2016 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.

With Agency Inputs