NEW DELHI: The price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was hiked by a steep Rs 86 per cylinder today, reflecting international trends.
Non-subsidised LPG, bought by those who have either given up their subsidies or exhausted the quota of 12 bottles of 14.2-kg in a year at below market price, will now cost Rs 737.50.
It was priced at Rs 651.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder till yesterday, according to state-owned oil companies.
The hike, steepest in the history, comes on back of Rs 66.5 per cylinder increase effected from February 1.
Rates have been on the upswing since October, 2016. A non-subsidised LPG cylinder was priced at Rs 466.50 in Delhi in September and has risen by Rs 271 per bottle or 58 per cent in six instalments.
Oil firms also raised price of subsidised cooking gas by a marginal 13 paisa to Rs 434.93 per 14.2-kg cylinder. This follows a 9 paise increase effected from February 1. (AGENCIES)
JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today informed that 1.9 lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the State have so far received LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme.
While addressing a meeting convened to review the implementation of the scheme in the State, he said that oil companies were given a target to provide the gas connections to 2.25 lakh households in the State till December 31, 2016.
So far, 3.06 lakh KYC forms have been filled by the consumers, out of which 2.45 lakh cases have been cleared and it was further revealed that out of them, 1.9 lakh families have been provided with LPG connections, said the Minister. (AGENCIES)
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