Bhopal, June 1 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday criticised the latest hike in commercial LPG cylinder prices and demanded tax cuts from the Central government to provide relief to consumers and small businesses. Commercial LPG cylinder prices were increased again from Sunday, with rates rising by up to Rs 44 across Madhya Pradesh. In Bhopal, the price of a commercial cylinder has reached Rs 3,116.50.The rate now stands at Rs 3,222.50 in …
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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Commercial LPG prices have been increased once again, adding to the cost burden faced by restaurants, hotels, caterers and small businesses across the country that rely heavily on cooking gas.According to the latest revision effective from Monday, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi has been raised by Rs 42, taking the retail selling price to Rs 3,113.50 per cylinder. In Kolkata, the increase is steeper at Rs 53.50, pushing the price to Rs 3,255.50.The …
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Government on Monday said around 7.99 lakh piped natural gas (PNG) connections have been gasified since March 2026, while infrastructure has been created for an additional 2.87 lakh connections, taking the total number of PNG connections to 10.86 lakh amid efforts to strengthen cleaner fuel access across the country.The update was shared during a media briefing held at the National Media Centre as the government continued monitoring the evolving situation in West Asi…
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) Telangana’s Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday slammed the Centre for a steep Rs 993 hike in the price of commercial LPG cylinders and demanded its immediate rollback.In a statement, Uttam Kumar Reddy strongly criticised the Centre’s decision to increase the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 993. He described it as “very unfortunate” and a move that will burden small businesses, street vendors, hotels, restaurants, and ultimately the comm…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) More than 51.8 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered on Saturday as the supply of cooking gas continues to be normal with no dry-outs being reported at retail distributorships, according to the update issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Sunday.Besides, 5.45 lakh PNG connections have been gasified, and infrastructure has been created for an additional 2.62 lakh connections since March this year. More than 42,500 PNG consumers have also surrendere…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Friday that more than 81,000 small 5 kg LPG cylinders were sold across the country, bringing the total to 17.83 lakh during April. “So far, the supply of domestic LPG continues to be normal, with no dry-outs being reported at retail distributorships,” the ministry informed.The 5 kg LPG cylinders are used by migrant workers in urban areas for cooking.Besides, 5.27 lakh PNG connections have been gasified, and…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The government on Saturday said that more than 17.25 lakh 5-kg FTL cylinders have been sold since March 23, adding that since April 3, PSU oil marketing companies (OMCs) have organised more than 6,450 awareness camps for 5-kg FTL cylinders, wherein more than 90,000 such cylinders were sold.These 5-kg FTL cylinders are at the disposal of the state governments for supplying only to migrant labourers in their states with assistance from OMCs.Meanwhile, total commercial LP…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Average auto LPG sales by public sector oil companies have risen to 282 metric tonnes (MT) a day in April this year from 177 MT a day in February as the supply for the transport sector is being maintained along with the domestic sector, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Wednesday.A total of 1,34,226 metric tonnes of commercial LPG has been sold since March 14 this year, which includes more than 8000 MT of auto LPG.Over 14.6 lakh 5-kg free trade LPG cyli…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The supply of domestic LPG remains normal in the country and over 1.1 lakh 5 kg LPG cylinders used by migrant labourers for cooking were sold across the country on Monday, taking their total number to 14.3 lakh since March 23, according to the latest update issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Tuesday.The daily average of small 5kg cylinders has gone up from 77, 000 in February this year, before the Iran war started, to about 1.1 lakh, as on Monday.On…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The distribution of domestic LPG in the country remains normal with more than 52.3 lakh domestic LPG cylinders delivered on Saturday and no dry-outs reported at any distributorship, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Sunday.Online LPG bookings have increased to about 98 per cent, and deliveries based on the Delivery Authentication Code (DAC) have increased to around 93 per cent to prevent diversion at the distributor level, according to an update issued …