LPG Prices Today, June 10: Domestic and Commercial Rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata | Today’s news

Domestic and commercial LPG cylinder prices remained stable on Wednesday, June 10. On June 7, India raised prices of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by ₹29, which is the second increase in three months after the first revision ₹60, which was released on March 7. After the last revision in the 19 kg bottle rates, the commercial cost of the bottles has increased by approx ₹42. Commercial LPG cylinder prices were revised for the fourth time on June 1 due to global power outages.

But state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) continue to absorb steep losses on every cylinder sold, protecting consumers from fluctuating oil prices in the wake of the war in West Asia. The disruption of the supply chain through the Strait of Hormuz has caused international pressure to rise in fuel prices. Through the latest price revision of petrol, diesel and LPG, the government has passed on some of the price pressure to consumers. Despite a second upward revision in 14.2 kg LPG cylinder prices, the government says Indian households continue to pay among the lowest cooking gas prices in the world.

After the latest revision, cooking gas now costs 14.2 kg ₹942 in Delhi, ₹941.50 in Mumbai, ₹994 in Hyderabad, ₹968 in Calcutta and ₹944.50 in Bengaluru, according to industry estimates.

Data from the petroleum ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) showed that LPG consumption fell by 2.13 million tonnes this year, about 20% compared to FY 2024-25. India’s LPG imports account for 90%, which is mainly from the Middle East and is used for cooking.

Uproar over reduction in quota for Ujjwala subsidy cylinder

Opposition Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal and AICC Karnataka in-charge general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala at the Center on Tuesday attacked the reduction in the quota of subsidized cooking gas cylinders from nine to four under the Ujjwala scheme. Rahul Gandhi claimed that the subsidized pressure cylinders under the Ujjwala scheme had been reduced from nine to four, and vindicated the Modi government, calling its tenure “twelve years of anti-poor economic policy and compromised foreign policy”.

He further noted that the price of domestic LPG cylinders was increased by ₹89 for the last 3 months and that a 5 kg bottle was also produced ₹323 more expensive.

“A very small hike,” says an oil ministry official

Authorities on Monday highlighted that LPG consumers continue to receive a large indirect subsidy despite the recent price hike that saw domestic cylinder prices raised by ₹29. According to Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Praveen Mal, the government is offering ₹700 subsidy for non-Ujjwala consumers and ₹1,000 to Ujjwala beneficiaries. He pointed out that the effective cost of the 14.2 kg cylinder based on the Saudi CP is over ₹1,600 but consumers pay ₹942.

During an inter-ministerial press briefing, Praveen Mal Khanooja said, “Whether I am a Ujjwala customer or a non-Ujjwala customer, I get a cylinder that should cost ₹1,600, at ₹942 even though I am not a customer of Ujjwala. In this case, it is also an indirect subsidy for the customer. Now, in addition, Ujjwala customers will get ₹300 more. So overall, if you can see, they are still ₹1,000. Non-Ujjwala also get ₹700 per cylinder,” reported ANI.

He added that there is currently a lack of OMC recovery ₹700 per 14.2 kg cylinder, similar to earlier when the government compensated the OMC ₹52,000 crore in FY23 and FY24.

Suggesting that domestic LPG production has been “maximised” and reached 53 TMT per day on World LPG Day, about 60 per cent more than before the crisis, the Additional Secretary noted that underutilization of OMCs is currently about ₹700 per 14.2 kg cylinder. This figure is similar to levels seen previously when the government compensated for open coordination methods ₹52,000 crore in FY23 and FY24.

Labeling the recent price revision a “very small increase” compared to ₹700 under-recovery, claimed Khanooja ₹29 price increases will come out ₹1 per day and “20 paisa per day per household member” for a family using 12 bottles per year.