The price of 19 kg commercial LPG cyclinder has been increased by Rs 209 to Rs 1,731.50 from the previous Rs 1,522.50. The price hike is effective in Delhi and across cities from Sunday, October 1.
The last revision was on September 1, when the rates had been reduced. The domestic LPG price remains unchanged.
On another note, last month, the Union cabinet had approved the realease of Rs 1,650 crore to oil marketing companies to compensate for a scheme providing 75 lakh LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY).
With the provision for an additional 75 lakh Ujjwala connections, the total number of beneficiaries under the PMUY scheme will increase to 10.35 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched PMUY on May 1, 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Prdhesh. The scheme's aim is to safeguard the health of women and children by providing them with clean cooking fuel, LPG. Traditional cooking fuels, which include the use of cowdung cakes, coal, firewood, can cause health and respiratory problems and they also have a negative impact on the climate.
At the end of August, the Indian government cut the price of 14 kg LPG cylinder by at least Rs 200. On August 1, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) had slashed the prices of 19 KG commercial LPG gas cylinders by nearly Rs 100.
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