New Delhi, Sep 1 (NVI) The prices of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder and 5 kg LPG cylinder, used by hotels, restaurants and roadside eateries, were raised along with that of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) with effect from today.
The cost of a 19-kg LPG cyclinder was hiked by ₹9.50, making the price ₹2,747.50 each.
The price of the 5-kg LPG cylinder, called 5-kg FTL or ‘chotu’, has also been increased from ₹762 to ₹764.
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were increased by ₹6.28 per litre, or 5.46 per cent, to ₹121.28 per litre for domestic airlines, according to state-owned oil firms. The increase comes on the back of a ₹5 a litre rise in rates on August 1.
The two increases will add to the financial burden of airlines, for whom ATF makes up to 40 per cent of operating costs.
After the outbreak of the conflict in late February, commercial LPG rates had risen by a massive ₹1,373 per 19-kg cylinder — from ₹1,740.50 in February to ₹3,113.50 in June.
Rates of domestic LPG used in household kitchens remain unchanged at ₹942 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Prices of domestic LPG were last raised by ₹29 per 14.2-kg cylinder on June 7.
Rates had been raised by ₹60 in March after the West Asia crisis led to supply disruptions and a surge in international energy prices.
Petrol and diesel prices, which were hiked by about ₹7.50 a litre each in May, too, remained unchanged. (NVI)
