LPG Cylinder(Commercial ) Price Hiked By Rs 105.50, Check latest Prices Here

LPG Cylinder (Commercial) prices has been hiked by Rs.102.50 on Sunday. The 19 kg LPG Cylinder will be available at Rs 2355.50. The cylinder was earlier available at Rs 2253.The smaller 5-kg LPG cylinder will now be available at Rs 655.

LPG Cylinder Prices Hiked Twice In One Month Period

LPG Cylinder prices were hiked by Rs 250 on April 1, 2022 and the oil companies have hiked the prices at the first day of this month also. The Prices of LPG Cylinder(C) in Mumbai is Rs 2,307. Last month the price was Rs 2205. In the State of Delhi the cylinder will be available at Rs 2355.50 as compared to the previous price of Rs 2253 per cylinder. Consumers in Kolkatta will have to pay Rs 2,455 for a 19-kg cylinder instead of Rs 2,351. Consumers in Chennai will have to pay Rs 2,508 from today instead of Rs 2,406. Meanwhile, 5kg LPG cylinder is priced at Rs 655 now in the national capital. The prices of LPG and other petroleum products are determined by the State Oil Companies.

LPG Cylinder Prices caused By Rising Crude Prices

The rising crude and LPG prices precipitated by the war in Ukraine is driving the prices. It is a relief that domestic LPG prices have not been hiked. The government has played its cards well and kept the price hike of fuel and LPG in abeyance keeping in mind the elections in five states in the country.

However post election, the government lost no time in hiking the prices. Prices of Petrol, Diesel and LPG have been increased continuously in intermittent intervals. The subsidized LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 50 on March 22. The prices of LPG has remained constant since October 6,2021, when the prices was last hiked.