Cooking gas (LPG) cylinder gets cheaper from July 1; check prices

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) got cheaper by ₹198 in Delhi on Friday (July 1). As per the revised rates, a 19-kg commercial cylinder now costs ₹2,021 as against ₹2,219 on June 1.

The price of commercial LPG cylinders has been reduced by ₹182 in Kolkata, by ₹190.50 in Mumbai and by ₹187 in Chennai.

However, there is no change in the price of the 14.2 kg domestic cylinder, which would continue to be sold at the same rate as announced on May 19.

The domestic LPG cylinders are being sold in Delhi at ₹1,003, ₹1,003 in Mumbai and in Chennai the price is ₹1,019.

The LPG price in India is determined by the state-run oil companies and is revised on a monthly basis.

In a year, every household can have 12 cylinders of 14.2 kg each at subsidised rates. In the requirement of more cylinders, the market price must be followed. LPG prices are also determined by the month’s international market price.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had shared a media report which claimed that 3.59 crore customers could not afford a cylinder refill in 2021-22. The leader accused the government of spending crores of money on the advertisement for ‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’.

Rahul has said in a Facebook post that the price of gas cylinders is skyrocketing with the price of buying 1 cylinder crossing the ₹1000 mark.

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Other Congress leaders too had made similar accusations earlier by saying that the country was divided into two kinds of people – those who are getting richer every day and those who are getting all the poorer.

Meanwhile, petrol and diesel prices in the country have remained steady for over a month. The national capital is selling petrol at ₹96.72 per litre and diesel at ₹89.62 per litre.