In a relief to restaurants and eateries, the price of commercial LPG cylinders (19 kg) has been reduced by up to Rs 100 a cylinder, with effect from September 1. The prices were last revised, again downward, on August 1.
Following the reduction, a 19-kg cylinder now costs Rs 1,885 per cylinder in Delhi compared with Rs 1,976.5 per cylinder earlier. The highest reduction has been made in Kolkata where a commercial LPG cylinder will now come at Rs 1,995.5, compared with the earlier price of Rs 2,095.5.
In Mumbai, a cylinder will now cost Rs 1,844 and in Chennai it will cost Rs 2,045, compared with Rs 1,936.5 and Rs 2,141, respectively, earlier.