Commercial LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 102

The price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder was on Sunday hiked by Rs 102.50, the third straight monthly increase.

With this, the 19-kg commercial cooking gas cylinder will now cost Rs 2,355.50, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.

The commercial LPG price was increased by Rs 105 on March 1 and by Rs 250 on April 1.

However, there has been no change in the prices of domestic gas cylinders.

In March, the price of domestic cooking gas (LPG) was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder is costing Rs 949.50 in Delhi from March 22 onwards.

Reacting to the price rise, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader K Kavitha slammed the Centre for again raising the price of commercial LPG.

The member of Telangana Legislative Council tweeted that the actions and decisions of the Modi government reflect on their insensitivity towards the common man. She said the hike of Rs 102 in the price of LPG commercial cylinder is the second major hike after Assembly elections in the states.

"What does the government expect, people to shut the shops and sit at home," asked Kavitha, who is daughter of Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao.

With IANS inputs.

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