CPI(M) termed the hike is in LPG cylinder prices as "totally unjustified".

Oil minister M Veerappa Moily approved the proposal allowing sale of 5-kg cylinders at commercial rate.

A tight vigil against diversion of subsidized fuel meant for domestic use seems to be paying off.

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, M Veerappa Moily formally launched the direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme today at Tumkur

The government’s efforts to check diversion of cheap cooking gas cylinders and prune freebies by capping supplies are paying off by saving ...

Dealers believe that consumers have already run out of their quota, while some others insist that unless consumers fill up the KYC form.

The increase in LPG prices followed the government's decision to limit the supply of subsidized cylinders to six in a year for each househo...

Widespread consumer complaints over the ongoing customer verification - KYC or know-your-customer - drive as well as pressure from within t...

Cooking gas is costlier by Rs 26.50 per cylinder to Rs 922 per unit because of hardening of liquefied petroleum gas rates in the internatio...

Going forward the consumers will have to pay more than double the subsidised cooking gas prices as the government has restricted the supply...

Consumers in Delhi will now have to cough up 17% extra for non-subsidized cooking gas cylinder as oil firms have increased prices to around...

Food Minister K V Thomas had yesterday written a letter to the PM saying that the move to cap the number of subsidised LPG cylinders "will ...

The government, which has been facing criticism of policy paralysis, had last hiked the price of diesel by Rs 3 a litre in June last year.

The number of subsidized LPG cylinders available to each consumer in the remaining part of the current financial year will be 3 cylinders.

Cabinet Committee also decided to restrict supply of subsidised cooking gas to six cylinders per household in a year.

The oil ministry will launch a portal on Friday that will record deliveries of cooking gas cylinders to households.

The ministry proposes to limit the number of subsidized cylinders for even BPL (below poverty line) at four cylinders a year.