Cabinet likely to decide on diesel, LPG, kerosene price hike on Jan 17

17 Jan 2013 Evaluate

The Union Cabinet is likely to consider the petroleum ministry’s proposals to raise diesel, cooking gas and kerosene prices in its meeting scheduled on Jan 17. If the Cabinet approves Oil Ministry’s proposal for fuel prices hike then the new prices will be effective from the midnight Jan 17.

The ministry's note to Cabinet is based on recommendation of the Vijay Kelkar Committee, which was appointed by the finance ministry to suggest a roadmap for fiscal consolidation. The committee had recommended an immediate hike in price of diesel by Rs 4 per litre, kerosene by Rs 2 a litre and LPG by Rs 50 per cylinder.

Regarding LPG cylinders, it has proposed to raise LPG rates by Rs 100 per 14.2-kg cylinder in two installments to make up the loss of Rs 490.50 per bottle being incurred currently. To cover the entire losses, from April onward, oil ministry has proposed for quarterly increase of Rs 50 per cylinder and Rs 1 a litre increase on diesel for every month till such time that the current losses are wiped-off.

Additionally, ministry has also proposed raising kerosene price by 35 paise a litre per month or Re 1 a litre per quarter till March 2015. Presently, state-owned oil companies are incurring loss of Rs 490.50 for one LPG cylinder, Rs 10.16 per litre for diesel and kerosene at Rs 32.17 a litre. Meanwhile, in Delhi region, current price of diesel is Rs 47.15 per litre, kerosene costs at 14.79 per litre and subsidized LPG cylinder costs 410.50 per 14.2 kg cylinder. 

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