In a big relief to crores of consumers, the government has announced a slash in the prices of domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders. The cooking gas rate has been reduced by Rs 10. The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said that the new rates will be effective from April 1, 2021.
In Delhi and Mumbai, a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder will cost around ₹809. An LPG cylinder will now be available at ₹835.50 in Kolkata. In Chennai, the prices of LPG cylinders will be lowered to ₹825.
“The price of domestic LPG cylinder has been reduced by Rs 10 per cylinder from Rs 819 per cylinder to Rs 809 per cylinder in Delhi, effective from April 1. The same reduction has been carried out in other markets,” the IOC said in a statement.
Check new rates of LPG cylinder here:
City Apr 2021(New Rate) Mar 2021(Old Rate)
New Delhi Rs 809.00 Rs 819.00
Kolkata Rs 835.50 Rs 845.50
Mumbai Rs 809.00 Rs 819.00
Chennai Rs 825.00 Rs 835.00
Bengaluru Rs 812.00 Rs 822.00
Prices of crude oil and petroleum products in the international market have been on a constant uptrend since November 2020. As India is largely import-dependent on crude oil, the increase in international prices resulted in an increase in the domestic price of petroleum products. But now with the price drop of oil products in international markets, it has reflected in the domestic market too.
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