Now, the price of a non-subsidized 14.2 kg domestic cylinder in Delhi will be Rs 899.50, while the new rate of 5kg domestic cylinder stands at Rs 502
Centre assessing appropriate price at which subsidy should resume
This is the third consecutive hike in domestic cooking gas prices
In another hit to the wallet of the common man, oil marketing companies have raised the prices of non-subsidised LPG cylinders by Rs 25
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The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government over the hike in prices of LPG cylinders, accusing it of being insensitive and distorting the budget of every household. The party also displayed empty LPG cylinders and 'chulhas' at a press conference here to highlight the issue of steep LPG prices. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate urged the government to bring down prices of LPG cylinders to provide relief to the common people in the country. She said the government has initiated the very steep hike on LPG cylinders by raising it by Rs 25 per cylinder, which is now being sold at Rs 860 per cylinder in Delhi and is touching almost Rs 1000 in various parts of the country. "Our one and only demand is please bring some respite to people, think about the plight of people and bring down prices of LPG cylinders. This is anti-women and anti-people and due to high prices people are forced to go back to using cow dung and firewood," she told reporters. "We do hope that an insensiti
Priyanka Gandhi attacked the government over the issue of high prices of cooking gas and said govt give subsidy to the poor and reduce inflation
Need a new cooking gas (LPG) connection from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) - the nation's largest fuel retailer? Just give a missed call to 8454955555. Also, existing customers can book LPG refill by giving a missed call from a registered phone number. IOC Chairman S M Vaidya on Monday launched missed call facility for availing new LPG connection anywhere in the country, the company said in a statement. He also inaugurated the facility to avail double bottle connection (DBC) at the customer's doorstep. Under this initiative, delivery personnel will offer existing single bottle connections (SBC) customers the option to convert to a DBC. Interested customers can choose a 5 kg cylinder as backup instead of the regular 14.2 kg cylinder. "IOC has extended its missed call facility to avail new LPG connection to all domestic customers. Prospective customers across the country can give a missed call to 8454955555 to avail a new connection," it said. Presently, IOC is the only oil marketi
A 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder costs Rs 843.5 in the national Capital
The subsidy on LPG was done away with and what remained was some freight subsidy, which comes to Rs 20-30 a cylinder
This will offer relief to exploration companies that have found it hard to sustain profitability in the face of low domestic price
Prices were hiked thrice in February itself and then once on March 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
Tea workers in Assam, while demanding a wage hike, said they are unable to refill their LPG cylinders as the cost has gone out of their reach
At the price of Rs 819, LPG refills beyond the reach of most PMUY beneficiaries.
Price of domestic cooking gas, LPG has doubled to Rs 819 per cylinder in the last seven years
Domestic cylinder price hiked by Rs 125 in less than 30 days
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.
The hike also applies to Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries
Non-subsidised LPG price was increased to Rs 694 per 14.2-kg cylinder from Rs 644 earlier