LPG price hiked 19th time since July last year, jet fuel price up too

NEW DELHI: Cooking gasoline (LPG) worth was on Wednesday hiked by means of Rs 4.50 in step with cylinder, the 19th building up in charges since July 2016 when the federal government determined to eliminate subsidy on it by means of elevating prices each month.

Also, jet gasoline or ATF worth was higher by means of 2 in step with cent on toning international charges, the fourth straight building up in charges since August, in keeping with worth notification posted by means of state-owned outlets.

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The worth of non-subsidised LPG or market priced cooking gasoline has been hiked by means of Rs 93 to Rs 742 in step with bottle. At the last revision on October 1 the speed was hiked by means of Rs 50 to Rs 649 in step with bottle.

Subsidised LPG worth has been hiked by means of Rs 4.50 in step with 14.2- kg cylinder to Rs 495.69.

The government last 12 months had requested state-run oil firms to lift prices each month to eliminate all of the subsidies by means of March subsequent 12 months.

Since the implementation of the coverage of per 30 days will increase from July last 12 months, subsidised LPG charges have long gone up by means of Rs 76.51 in step with cylinder. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder was priced at Rs 419.18 in June 2016.

Every household is entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each and every at subsidised charges in a 12 months. Any requirement beyond that is to be purchased at market worth.

Aviation turbine gasoline (ATF) will now price Rs 54,143 in step with kilolitre (kl) in Delhi, Rs 1,098 in step with kl greater than Rs 53,045 in the past, oil corporations said.

This is the fourth consecutive per 30 days hike in ATF worth, the last being 6 in step with cent (Rs 3,025 in step with kl) on October 1.

State-owned oil firms revise charges of LPG and ATF on 1st of each month in response to moderate oil worth and foreign currency price in the previous month.


Initially, the hike in LPG price was Rs 2 per 30 days which was doubled to Rs 3 from May this 12 months. Today's hike in the LPG worth is sixth because the May 30 order of the oil ministry to lift charges by means of Rs 4 in step with cylinder each month.


There are as many as 18.11 crore consumers of subsidised LPG in the nation. These come with over 3 crore poor ladies who got free connections all over the last 12 months beneath the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna.


There are 2.66 crore users of non-subsidised cooking gasoline.


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