The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been increased by ₹102.50 on Sunday, which now costs ₹2,355.50 against the earlier price of ₹2,253.
The 5-kg LPG cylinder is now priced at ₹655.
Earlier on April 1, the price of 19-kg commercial LPG was hiked by ₹250 per cylinder. With this, the 19-kg commercial cooking gas will now cost ₹2,253. The commercial LPG price was previously increased by ₹105 on March 1.
Meanwhile, Oil marketing companies, which include Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation, are scheduled to organise more than 5,000 LPG panchayats across the country today to celebrate Ujjwala Diwas.
Apart from experience sharing, aimed at safe and sustained usage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), the oil marketing companies will also make efforts to maximise customer enrolment.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a popular initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government for social inclusion. Under the scheme, a free LPG connection is provided to every BPL household.
