Cooking gas price hiked by ₹25 per cylinder — Here is what you have to pay in metros

Aug 18, 2021

By: Mona Pachake

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LPG Price hike

Price of non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder was hiked by ₹25 per cylinder with effect from August 17.

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Difference

Between January 1 and August 17, the price of domestic LPG cylinders has gone up by ₹165 each. This is the sixth hike this year.

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Government subsidy scheme

The government eliminated subsidies on LPG by raising rates every month. These monthly increases led to the elimination of subsidies by May 2020.

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Highest in Kolkata

Currently the price of LPG cylinder is the highest in Kolkata at ₹886 per cylinder.

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Delhi

In Delhi the price has gone up to ₹859 from ₹834.

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Mumbai

Mumbai people will have to buy a gas cylinder for ₹859.50, which was ₹834.50 before.

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Chennai

In Chennai previously it was ₹850.50 and now it is ₹875.50.

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Other places

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh — ₹897.50 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat — ₹866.50

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Petrol and diesel

The hike in the LPG comes at a time when petrol and diesel rates are at record highs across the country. Petrol and diesel prices have already reached ₹101.84 and ₹89.67 in Delhi.

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