Price hike for cooking gas by Rs. 50/cylinder, commercial gas by Rs. 350

New Delhi: The cost of household cooking gas and commercial cylinders has increased by Rs. 50 and Rs. 350.50, respectively, with effect from this Wednesday (March 1).

With this increase, the regular price of cooking gas in Delhi will now be Rs. 1,103 per cylinder, while the cost for a commercial cylinder will be Rs. 2,119.50.

Domestic gas prices were last revised in July 2022. A domestic gas cylinder weighs 14.2 kg while a commercial gas cylinder weighs 19 kg.

Every household is entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2 kg each at subsidised rates in a year. Beyond that, customers need to make any additional purchases of LPG cylinders at the market price.

With inputs from IANS