LPG price hiked again by Rs 25; ATF price up 6.5%

Cooking gas LPG price was on Monday hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder across all categories, including subsidised fuel and those availed by Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries – the fourth increase in rates in a month’s time.

LPG prices have gone up by Rs 125 per 14.2-kg cylinder since the beginning of February, price data from state-owned oil marketing companies showed.

Also, jet fuel prices were hiked by a steep 6.5 per cent on the back of a rally in international oil prices.

A 14.2-kg cylinder in Dimapur now costs Rs 837.50 while in the state capital– Kohima a cylinder now costs Rs. 838.50, the highest in the state and in Kiphire at Rs. 838. In all the other districts, the price of cylinder has been fixed at Rs. 835.

The increase is applicable across all categories, including subsidised and non-subsidised users. LPG is available only at one rate, market price, across the country. The government, however, gives a small subsidy to select customers. However, this subsidy has been eliminated in major cities through successive price increases over the years.