NewDelhi, July 06: Adding another addition to the expense list, price of a domestic 14.2 kg Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder has been increased by Rs 50 per cylinder with effect from 6th July.
Besides, the price of a 5kg domestic cylinder will increase by Rs 18 per cylinder. In Mumbai, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 1,052.50 whereas in Delhi, it will now cost Rs 1053. Meanwhile, the price of a 19kg commercial cylinder has been cut down by Rs 8.5 per cylinder.
In the last one year, the rate of domestic LPG (LPG) cylinders in Delhi has increased from Rs 834.50 to Rs 1003. The rate of 14.2 kg domestic LPG (LPG) cylinder was last increased by Rs 4 on May 19, 2022. Earlier on May 7 in Delhi, the rate was Rs 999.50 per cylinder.
Over the past one year, the rate of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinders in Delhi has increased from Rs 834.50 to Rs 1,003. Domestic LPG cylinder price was last increased by Rs 4 on May 19, 2022. Before that, the rate was Rs 999.50 per cylinder from May 7. On that day, the LPG cylinder had become costlier by Rs 50 as against the rate of Rs 949.50 on March 22, 2022. Further, on March 22 also, there was a hike of Rs 50 in the price of the cylinder. Earlier, between October 2021 and February 2022, the rates of domestic LPG cylinders stood at Rs 899.50 in Delhi.
The latest domestic LPG cylinder price hike comes days after commercial LPG cylinder prices were slashed by Rs 198 in Delhi, the second such price cut in a month. On June 1, the price of a 19-kg commercial cylinder was reduced to Rs 2,021 in Delhi, while the same it declined by Rs 190.50 in Mumbai and Rs 187 in Chennai.
Meanwhile, contrary to the relentless cooking gas price hikes, petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for over a month on Wednesday. This comes after Nirmala Sitharaman announced an excise duty cut on the auto fuels in order to provide relief to the common man.
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