Cooking gas prices hiked by ₹50 for domestic, ₹350.50 for commercial cylinders
The Hindu
Households will now have to pay more for LPG cylinders as new prices come into effect from today
Prices of 14.2 kg domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and 19 kg commercial cylinders have been hiked with effect from today, March 1.
The hike for domestic consumers will be ₹50 per cylinder and ₹350.50 per bottle for commercial consumers. In Chennai, the new price of cooking gas used in kitchens would be ₹1,118.50 per cylinder, and commercial, used in restaurants and industries, would be ₹2,268 per bottle
The retail selling price per domestic cylinder in Delhi will be ₹1,103 and that of a commercial cylinder ₹2,119.50. The last time that domestic cylinder prices were revised was in July 2022.
Auto LPG prices too have been revised by ₹6 per litre effective today.
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