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Subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs2 per cylinder

Subsidised LPG price was hiked by Rs2 per cylinder in line with the govt decision to raise rates every month to eliminate all subsidies by fiscal end, to cost Rs479.77 in Delhi

A subsidised 14.2-kg of cylinder now costs Rs479.77 in Delhi as against Rs477.46 previously, according to Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest fuel retailer. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/ MintPremium
A subsidised 14.2-kg of cylinder now costs Rs479.77 in Delhi as against Rs477.46 previously, according to Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest fuel retailer. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/ Mint

New Delhi: Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) price was on Tuesday hiked by over Rs2 per cylinder in line with the government decision to raise rates every month to eliminate all subsidies by fiscal end.

A subsidised 14.2-kg of cylinder now costs 79.77 in Delhi as against 477.46 previously, according to Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest fuel retailer.

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan had on Monday told Lok Sabha that the government has asked state-run oil companies to raise subsidised cooking gas (LPG) prices by Rs4 per cylinder every month to eliminate all the subsidies by March next year.

The government had previously asked IOC, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) to raise rates of subsidised domestic LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) by Rs2 per 14.2-kg cylinder per month (excluding VAT). Now, the quantum has been doubled so as to bring down the subsidy to nil, he said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

Every household is entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates in a year. Any requirement beyond that is to be purchased at market price.

According to IOC, a non-subsidised LPG or market priced cooking gas costs Rs524 per cylinder in Delhi, down from Rs564 till yesterday.

Simultaneously, the oil companies also raised price of aviation turbine fuel or jet fuel by 2.3% in line with rising global oil rates. ATF now costs Rs48,110 per kilolitre, Rs1,097 per kl more than Rs47,013 previously.

State-owned oil firms revise rates of LPG and ATF on 1st of every month based on average oil price and foreign exchange rate in the previous month.

Today’s hike in the LPG price is third since the 30 May order of the oil ministry to raise rates by Rs4 per cylinder every month.

The last hike was on 1 July when rates were up by a steep Rs32 per cylinder — the steepest increase in six years. This hike was because of the 30 May order as well as reflection of hiked tax rates under the goods and services tax (GST) regime.

There are as many as 18.11 crore customers of subsidised LPG in the country. These include 2.6 crore poor women who were given free connections during the last one year under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna. There are another 2.66 crore users of non-subsidised cooking gas.

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Published: 01 Aug 2017, 08:35 PM IST
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