Govt reduces price of non-subsidized cooking gas by Rs 54 per cylinder

02 May 2013 Evaluate

The government has cut the price of non-subsidised cooking gas by Rs 54 per cylinder to Rs 847 from Rs 901 with effect from May 1. However, the rates will vary in different cities, depending upon local sales tax or VAT. This is the second time that the price of non-subsidized LPG cylinder was slashed in a month with the previous cut of Rs 3 having come on April 1. Moreover, the government has also raised the cap on subsidized LPG cylinders from six to nine from April, 2013.

The government is also planning to provide subsidy to 14 crore LPG subscribers directly in the consumer’s bank accounts from October 1, 2013. Pursuant to which, it has decided to launch Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for LPG throughout the country tentatively on the same date. Once the DBT for LPG is implemented, the government will transfer the subsidy of around Rs 435 per cylinder directly to consumers instead of giving it to oil companies and will transfer close to Rs 4,000 to every household annually to enable people to buy 9 cylinders of LPG at market price.

Presently, the state-owned oil firms are selling domestic cooking gas at a highly subsidized rate of Rs 410.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder, which is half the market price and the difference is paid by the government in the form of subsidy to oil companies.

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