In a relief to restaurants and eateries, the price of commercial LPG cylinders (19 kg) has been reduced by up to Rs 100 a cylinder, with effect from September 1. The prices were last revised, again downward, on August 1.
Following the reduction, a 19-kg cylinder now costs Rs 1,885 per cylinder in Delhi compared with Rs 1,976.5 per cylinder earlier. The highest reduction has been made in Kolkata where a commercial LPG cylinder will now come at Rs 1,995.5, compared with the earlier price of Rs 2,095.5.
In Mumbai, a cylinder will now cost Rs 1,844 and in Chennai it will cost Rs 2,045, compared with Rs 1,936.5 and Rs 2,141, respectively, earlier.
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“The price revision for commercial LPG cylinders takes place in tandem with the international prices of traded LPG. The latest reduction is a reflection of the softening international prices,” an analyst said.
Oil marketing companies, however, kept the prices of LPG used in household kitchens unchanged at Rs 1,053 for every 14.2-kg cylinder. The price for domestic LPG was last revised on July 6.
Meanwhile, jet fuel prices have also been reduced by 0.7% to Rs 1,21,041.44 per kilolitre in the national capital.