Page 2 - Cooking Gas

After the latest hike, LPG is now costlier than electric cooking in Delhi

A 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder costs Rs 843.5 in the national Capital

Domestic LPG to be cheaper by Rs 10 per cylinder from April 1

After raising cooking gas prices by Rs 125 per cylinder last month, state-owned oil firms on Wednesday announced a Rs 10 per cylinder cut in LPG rates on softening international oil prices. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder -- both for subsidised and market price users -- will cost Rs 809 from April 1 as against Rs 819 currently, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said in a statement. The price cut, which traditionally is announced on the day the change is effective -- four times the rates went up in a span of one month -- was announced a day ahead of the second phase of voting in West Bengal. The politically-crucial Nandigram constituency from where state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is taking on her once-trusted aide Suvendu Adhikari, who is contesting on BJP ticket, is also going for polls on Thursday. "Prices of crude oil and petroleum products in the international market have been on a constant uptrend since November 2020. As India is largely import-dependent on crude oil and the prices are

Next leg of Ujjwala scheme to focus on affordability of LPG: Oil ministry

Oil companies wait to recover around Rs 4,500 cr from existing PMUY beneficiaries

Slum households still using polluting fuels despite govt's LPG push: Study

Policy group CEEW says government scheme 'must target poor households' to move to LPG.

OMCs introduce missed call facility for the booking of LPG cylinder

Price of domestic cooking gas, LPG has doubled to Rs 819 per cylinder in the last seven years

Domestic LPG price hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder, to cost Rs 819 in New Delhi

Domestic cylinder price hiked by Rs 125 in less than 30 days

10 mn more free LPG connections in 2 yrs, easier access planned: Oil secy

The free LPG connection scheme is one structural reform of the Modi government that has been internationally acclaimed for ridding indoor household pollution and improving women's health.

Premium petrol touches Rs 100 in 3 states; LPG prices hit Rs 769 a cylinder

Premium petrol touches Rs 100 in three states; LPG prices hit Rs 769 a cylinder

Cooking gas price up Rs 50, aviation turbine fuel rises by a steep 6.3%

Non-subsidised LPG price was increased to Rs 694 per 14.2-kg cylinder from Rs 644 earlier

CNG gets cheaper by Rs 1.53 a kg in Delhi; piped cooking gas price also lowered

CNG and piped cooking gas price in the national capital and adjoining cities was on Saturday cut in sync with a reduction in natural gas prices. Indraprastha Gas Ltd in a statement said the CNG price in Delhi will be reduced by Rs 1.53 per kg in Delhi and by Rs 1.70 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The new consumer price of Rs 42.70 per kg in Delhi and Rs 48.38 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida & Ghaziabad would be effective from 6.00 am on October 4, 2020, it said. The revised CNG price in Muzaffarnagar would be Rs 56.55 per kg, in Karnal & Kaithal would be Rs 50.68 per kg, in Rewari & Gurugram would be Rs 53.40 per kg and in district Kanpur would be Rs 59.80 per kg. Along with automobile segment, the benefit of reduction in gas prices has been extended to the household segment also. IGL will cut piped cooking gas (PNG) prices effective October 4 across all cities. The consumer price of PNG to the households in Delhi has been decreased by Rs 1.05 per scm from Rs

Govt plans to leverage power for cooking needs of poor: R K Singh

The minister said that power will provide poor strata of the society a cheaper option for their day to day requirement

BPCL consumers to get cooking gas subsidy after privatisation too

Move may open up subsidised LPG sector to private marketers

Affordable housing to free foodgrains, Cabinet approves key announcements

The Cabinet also approved the Centre's increased contribution for both employees and employers share (to 12 per cent from 10 per cent) under the Employees' Provident Fund for another 3 months

Govt changes policy to distribute free cooking gas cylinders: Details here

Earlier, beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) were entitled to three free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders effective April 1 to June 30 this year.

Non-subsidised LPG cylinder price slashed by over Rs 160; check rates here

This is a third straight monthly reduction in the price of LPG cylinders and comes on the back of falling international rates

Delhi, adjoining cities see price cut in CNG, piped cooking gas

Natural gas gets converted into CNG on compression and is also supplied for lighting cooking stoves through pipes.

Understanding Budget policy

Its objectives are clear. But the reality in recent years has not cooperated with the government's plans

Jet fuel price hiked by 2.6%, cost of non-subsidised LPG goes up by Rs 19

This is the second straight monthly increase in rates warranted due to firming up of prices in the international market

Only 61% households used LPG for cooking as of Dec 2018, shows NSO data

Only 48.3 per cent of the rural households used LPG, while the figures were much higher in urban areas at 86.6 per cent, according to the NSO report

Non-subsidised cooking gas price cut by Rs 62.50 per cylinder: IOC

Non-subsidised LPG will now cost Rs 574.50 with effect from midnight tonight