Price of cooking gas hiked for the 3rd time by ~25/cylinder

The prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cooking gas cylinders across all categories including subsidised gas on Wednesday were hiked by ~25 per cylinder — the third straight increase in rates in less than two months. Subsidised as well as non-subsidised LPG now costs ~884.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi, according to a price notification of oil companies. This is the third straight increase in prices in less than two months. Subsidised and non-subsidised LPG rates were hiked by ~25.50 per cylinder on July 1. Non-subsidised LPG rates rose by ~25 per cylinder on August 1 and by the same proportion on August 18. Sources said the subsidised LPG price was not raised on August 1 because Parliament was in session. The latest increase in subsidised LPG price now has taken the cumulative rate hike since January 1 to ~190 per cylinder.