New Delhi: In the second consecutive hike, state-run fuel retailers today increased the price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinders by ₹5 per 14.2-kg cylinder. After the price hike, a 14.2-kg cylinder now costs ₹706.50 in New Delhi.
In Mumbai, a non-subsidised LPG cylinder costs ₹678.50, Chennai ₹722 and Kolkata ₹732.50.
In the subsidised category, LPG prices have gone up marginally by about 25 paise a cylinder. A 14.2-kg cylinder costs ₹495.86 in Delhi, ₹499 in Kolkata, ₹493.57 in Mumbai and ₹483.74 in Chennai.
This is the second straight increase in LPG rate after price was hiked by ₹42.5 per cylinder on March 1.
