LPG price hiked by Rs 25 - Check revised cooking gas rates across metro cities

With effect from Wednesday, September 1, 2021, the price of non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders has been increased by Rs 25 per cylinder. The news will affect the household budgets of millions of Indian families.

Big oil marketing PSUs have also upped the price of a commercial LPG cylinder by Rs 75 per cylinder. On August 17, the price of a non-subsidised LPG cylinder was increased by Rs 25. LPG cylinder prices were also raised by Rs 25.50 on July 1.

Due to local levies, the cost of cooking gas varies across the country. The cost of non-subsidised LPG cylinders is normally revised on a month-on-month basis. Any adjustments take effect on the first of a month.

LPG costs have doubled in the last seven years, according to media. On March 1, 2014, an LPG refill cost Rs 410.50 per cylinder; now, it costs Rs 859.50, a significant increase.

According to the IOCL website,



non-subsidized Indane rates for a 14.2 kg cylinder in metro cities was Rs 859.50, Rs 886.50, Rs 859.50 and Rs 875.50 in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai respectively, starting from August 17, 2021.

Domestic LPG cylinder prices would also rise by Rs 25 in different cities as a result of the hike. In the national capital, a completely filled 14.2 LPG cylinder now priced at Rs 884.50.

Every year, the government supplies a household with 12 subsidised LPG cylinders weighing 14.2 kg. The amount of the government's subsidy on the annual quota of 12 refills fluctuates monthly. The current crude oil prices in international markets, as well as the rupee-dollar exchange rates, impact LPG pricing in India.

The rise in LPG comes at a time when diesel and petrol prices in the nation are higher than ever. Petrol costs in the country have already exceeded the RS 100 mark, putting a heavier financial pressure on budgeting of the middle class.