Budget 2022: Commercial LPG cylinder prices cut, relief ahead of assembly elections

Union Budget 2022: As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2022, the oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Tuesday reduced prices of the commercial LPG cylinder.

Oil Marketing companies have reduced the cost of commercial 19-kg LPG cylinder by Rs 91.50 effective from today, 1st February.

The rate of non-subsidised (14.2 kg) Indane domestic cylinder in Delhi will be available at ₹899.50. While, people in Kolkata will get a domestic LPG cylinder of 14.2 kg for ₹926. In Mumbai, the price of a non-subsidised LPG cylinder will be same as Delhi, while in Chennai it will cost ₹915.50.

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There has been no change in the price of non-subsidised domestic LPG cylinders since October. The rates of petrol and diesel are also stable since November.

The assembly elections are being held in five states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand. Voting will be held from February 10 to March 7 and the results will be out on March 10.

On the first day of the new year, the OMCs had slashed the prices of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder cost by ₹102.50.

On December 1, prices of 19 Kg LPG cylinders were increased by ₹100 bringing the price of the commercial cylinders to ₹2,101 in Delhi. This was the second-highest price of 19 kg commercial cylinder after 2012-13 when it cost around ₹2,200 per cylinder.

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