The cumulative under-recovery on domestic LPG reached Rs 60,000 crore by the end of FY 2025-26, compared to Rs 41,338 crore in the previous financial year.
The latest increase takes the price of a standard 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder in Delhi to Rs 942, up from Rs 913. The revision comes as domestic OMCs continue to grapple with rising import costs and mounting losses on subsidised household fuel supplies.
Students and working professionals staying in hostels and paying guest (PG) accommodations across Tamil Nadu are set to face higher living expenses, as operators have increased rents by around 10 per cent following a sharp rise in commercial LPG cylinder prices and overall cooking costs.
The Congress on Friday attacked the Centre over the sharp increase in LPG cylinder prices, alleging that the move places an undue burden on ordinary citizens and small businesses soon after the conclusion of the election cycle.
Lok Sabha MP John Brittas has criticised the foreign policy of the Union government, alleging that they have effectively become a "cheerleader" for Israel and the USA while the country faces a commercial LPG cylinder supply disruption.
Lok Sabha MP John Brittas has criticised the foreign policy of the Union government, alleging that they have effectively become a "cheerleader" for Israel and the USA while the country faces a commercial LPG cylinder supply disruption.
Oil marketing companies have raised domestic and commercial LPG cylinder prices, citing rising global energy costs. The move has drawn political reactions and concern from households facing rising living expenses.
Under the new plan, two free LPG refills will be distributed per year in two phases: October–December 2025 and January–March 2026, with a state allocation of Rs 1,500 crore.
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Sunday said that the price of commercial LPG gas cylinders will be reduced by by Rs 51.50, effective September 1.
Four people sustained injuries in a fire caused by an LPG cylinder explosion at a heater factory in Jagdamba Colony, North East Delhi, the Fire Department said on Tuesday.
