LPG Prices Hiked: ₹50 More Per Cylinder From Tomorrow

DN Bureau

LPG prices hikes by ₹50/cylinder from April 8. New rates: ₹853 (general), ₹553 (Ujjwala). First increase in 2025 impacts 90M poor households. Read more at Dynamite News

₹50 More Per Cylinder From Tomorrow
₹50 More Per Cylinder From Tomorrow


New Delhi: Cooking gas just got costlier for all households. The Centre on Monday announced a flat ₹50 increase on all domestic LPG cylinders, effective midnight.

General users will now pay ₹853 per cylinder, up from ₹803. Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries face a new price of ₹553, increased from ₹503. Cooking gas prices have increased by Rs 50 per cylinder for both general and Ujwalla scheme users.

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The hike kicks in just before peak summer, when LPG demand typically rises by 15-20%. Oil companies cite rising global prices but haven't clarified why subsidies weren't adjusted instead.

This is 2025's first LPG price hike. It impacts middle-class households already struggling with high food prices.
About 90 million poorest Ujjwala users will feel the pinch. 

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