The latest hike in prices of commercial LPG cylinders also comes just over a month after the Centre had cut prices of domestic LPG cylinders by ₹ 200 for all connection holders across the country, in August.
New Delhi: In a huge setback for millions of consumers, oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by ₹ 209, with effect from Sunday, according to industry sources. As a result of this, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder will now be ₹ 1,731.50 from October 1 onwards in New Delhi.
Dining out is set to become dearer as an immediate fallout of this hike. The decision has come just a month after OMCs had slashed the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by a significant Rs 158, with effect from September 1, thus bringing their price down to ₹ 1,522 in the national capital.
The latest hike in prices of commercial LPG cylinders also comes just over a month after the Centre had cut prices of domestic LPG cylinders by ₹ 200 for all connection holders across the country, in August.
Monthly revisions for both commercial and domestic LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinders are done on the first day of each month. Earlier in August too, the prices of commercial LPG cylinders were cut by ₹ 99.75 by OMCs.
However, the price of domestic LPG, used in household kitchens for cooking purposes, remained unchanged at ₹ 903 per 14.2-kg cylinder. In addition, petrol and diesel prices continued to remain unchanged.
Petrol costs ₹ 96.72 per litre in the national capital and diesel comes for ₹ 89.62 per litre.
Here are the updated prices of commercial LPG cylinders:
•Delhi- ₹ 1,731.50
•Mumbai- ₹ 1,684
•Lucknow- ₹ 1,845
•Chennai- ₹ 1,898
•Bengaluru- ₹ 1,813
•Kolkata- ₹ 1,839