(a) whether the Government is aware about the consistently increasing price of LPG cylinder in the
country during the last three months;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the reasons therefor; and
(d) the action being taken by the Government to contain the price of LPG cylinder in the interest of the
common people?
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 196
asked by Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy to be answered on 8th March, 2021 regarding “Price
of LPG Cylinder”.
(a) to (d): The prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of
respective products in the international market. However, the Government continues to modulate
the effective price to consumer for Subfsidized Domestic LPG. The subsidy on the product
increases/ decreases with the increase/ decrease in the product price in international market and
decision of Government on subsidy. The detail of prices of 14.2 kg LPG cylinders (nonsubsidized)
since December, 2020 at Delhi is as under:
Date RSP (Non-subsidized)
As on 1st Dec, 2020 644.00
15.12.2020 694.00
01.01.2021 694.00
04.02.2021 719.00
15.02.2021 769.00
25.02.2021 794.00
01.03.2021 819.00
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