Cabinet to clear raising LPG cylinder cap at next meeting

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 16:48

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs may raise the subsidised LPG cylinder quota from 9 to 12 at the next meeting, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said Friday.

5-kg LPG cylinders at petrol pumps in Delhi from Tuesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 10:20

Under the scheme, a 5-kg LPG cylinder will be sold for Rs 543 compared to the Rs 414 charged for 14.2-kg subsidised cylinder from households.

Moily to launch sale of 5-kg gas cylinders in Delhi Tuesday

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 18:36

The scheme is now being launched in Delhi tomorrow, official sources said.

Subsidised LPG cylinder quota to be increased to 12 per year: Moily

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 18:16

Moily, who till last week had maintained that there was no proposal for raising the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders a household is entitled to in a year, said the decision will be announced after the Cabinet approves of it.

Decision to hike LPG cap likely to be taken soon

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 17:48

Increasing the limit to 12 would result in an additional fuel subsidy burden of Rs 3,300 crore-5,800 crore for the government.

OilMin considering raising subsidised LPG cap to 12

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 19:33

Under pressure from his party, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily Sunday said the government is considering increasing the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 per household even as hints were dropped of a one-time hike in diesel and LPG rates.

No proposal to raise subsidised LPG cylinder quota: Oil Secy

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 16:47

The government has no proposal before it to raise the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 per household in a year from current limit of nine, Oil Secretary Vivek Rae said Monday.

Government to consider raising subsidised LPG cylinder quota

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 20:59

There have also been demands to roll back the hike of Rs 220 per cylinder of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG), which customers buy after consuming their quota of nine subsidised cylinders.

Price of non-subsidised LPG hiked by Rs 220 per cylinder

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 18:47

The 14.2-kg cooking gas cylinder that consumers buy beyond their entitled nine bottles at subsidised rates, will now cost Rs 1,241, up from Rs 1,021 in Delhi.

LPG cash subsidy in Delhi, Mumbai from today

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 13:55

Currently, the subsidised LPG cylinder costs Rs 414 while the market price per bottle comes to Rs 1,021.

LPG cash subsidy in Delhi, Mumbai from Jan 1

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 19:40

Domestic cooking gas consumers in Delhi and Mumbai will from Wednesday get cash subsidy for buying cooking gas refils as the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme will be extended to 105 more districts.

CNG price hiked by Rs 4.50/kg in Delhi; 2nd increase in 3 months

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 18:12

CNG or compressed natural gas price in the national capital was Thursday hiked by a steep Rs 4.50 per kg, the second increase in rates in three months.