Starting April 8, LPG customers will have to pay more for a 14.2 kg cylinder. The price has gone up by ₹50.
In Delhi, the cost of a domestic LPG cylinder has increased from ₹803 to ₹853. Union Petroleum
and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri confirmed this price hike and said it applies to both regular and Ujjwala scheme customers.
For regular users, the price is now ₹853 (up from ₹803), while for Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries, the price has increased from ₹503 to ₹553.
New LPG Prices in Major Cities
Here are the updated prices of LPG cylinders in different cities across India:
Kolkata: ₹879
Mumbai: ₹852.50
Chennai: ₹868.50
Lucknow: ₹890.50
Patna: ₹951.00
Jaipur: ₹856.50
Dehradun: ₹850.50
Shimla: ₹897.50
Bhopal: ₹858.50
Gandhinagar: ₹878.50
Srinagar: ₹969.00
Indore: ₹881.00
South Andaman: ₹929.00
Dibrugarh: ₹852.00
Kargil: ₹985.50
Vishakhapatnam: ₹861.00
Why the Prices Went Up
Minister Hardeep Singh Puri explained that the price hike is a temporary measure and will be reviewed every 2 to 3 weeks.
He added that the government has increased excise duty, but it won’t affect petrol and diesel prices.
The extra revenue will help cover a loss of ₹43,000 crore that oil marketing companies faced on the gas front.
