Price of Subsidised and Non-subsidised LPG Cylinders
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3719
TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 MARCH, 2023
Price of Subsidised and Non-subsidised LPG Cylinders
3719. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN
Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that there has been a tremendous increase in the prices of subsidized and non-subsidized LPG cylinders during the last two years and if so, the reasons therefor;
(b) whether the Government has developed a mechanism to control the prices of LPG cylinders and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that the Government has ended the subsidy given to poorest persons in the country on LPG cylinders and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government proposes to restart the subsidy given to poor and backward persons of the country on LPG cylinders; and
(e) if so, the time by which it is likely to be restarted and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI
(a) to (e): India imports more than 60% of its domestic LPG consumption. Government continues to modulate the effective price of domestic LPG. While the Saudi Contract Prices (CP), on which domestic LPG prices are based, rose by 235 % from 236 $/MT in April 2020 to 790 $/MT in February 2023, retail selling price of domestic LPG has increased only by 89.7 % from Rs 581.5 in May 2020 to Rs 1103 in March 2023 and effective cost for PMUY rose only by 55.2 % during the same period.
Subsequent to the implementation of DBTL (PAHAL) Scheme, 2014, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder is same for all consumers in a market. Subsidy, as admissible, is directly credited to the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries. Government has also started a targeted subsidy of Rs.200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills for year 2022-23. Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies have suffered huge losses on sale of domestic LPG. To compensate these losses, the Government has recently paid a one-time compensation of Rs. 22000 crore to OMCs.
The details of the price of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder at Delhi in the last two years are given at Annexure.
Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3719 asked by Shri Rahul Kaswan to be answered on 23.03.2023 regarding “Price of subsidised and non-subsidised LPG cylinders”
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Date
Effective From
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RSP
of 14.2 kg Domestic LPG cylinder at Delhi
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4-Feb-21
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719.00
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15-Feb-21
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769.00
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25-Feb-21
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794.00
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1-Mar-21
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819.00
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1-Apr-21
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809.00
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1-Jul-21
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834.50
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17-Aug-21
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859.50
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1-Sep-21
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884.50
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6-Oct-21
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899.50
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22-Mar-22
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949.50
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7-May-22
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999.50
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19-May-22
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1,003.00
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6-Jul-22
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1,053.00
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1-Feb-23
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1,053.00
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1-Mar-23
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1,103.00
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Source: IOCL
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