Lok Sabha Question No. 3494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Increasing Prices of LPG Cylinders
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: A. Chellakumar, D.K. Suresh, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu, H. Vasanthakumar, Ramya  Haridas, Andimuthu Raja

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3494 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2020

## Increasing Prices of LPG Cylinders

3494. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR: SHRI D.K.SURESH: SHRI T.R. BAALU: SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.: MS. RAMYA HARIDAS: SHRI A. RAJA:

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

## Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of increase in price of LPG cylinders both subsidized and non-subsidized during the last three years, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the reasons for hike in price including the details of pricing mechanism;
- (c) the details of influences of LPG price in India and whether the domestic users are entitled to get a total of 20 cylinders each year from 12;
- (d) the details of profits earned by Public Sector Oil companies during the last three years, till date, year-wise and company-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to control the increasing price of LPG cylinders?

## ANSWER पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The State-wise details of prices of LPG cylinder both subsidized and non-subsidized as on 01.04.2017, 01.04.2018 and 01.04.2019 are given at annexure.
- (b) to (e) The prices  of  petroleum  products  in  the  country  are  linked  to  the  price  of  respective products in the international market. However, the Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer for Subsidized Domestic LPG and the consumers get the product at subsidized rate. The subsidy on Subsidized Domestic LPG increase/ decrease with the increase/ decrease in the product price in international market and decision of Government on subsidy.

Domestic  LPG  consumers  are  entitled  to  get  subsidized  cylinder  with  a  cap  of  12 cylinders in a Financial Year.

The details of profit after tax for public sector oil marketing companies viz IOCL, BPCL and HPCL for last three years and current year is as under:-

| OMCs   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-2020*   |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| IOCL   | 19,106    | 21,346    | 16,894    | 6,499        |
| HPCL   | 6,209     | 6,357     | 6,029     | 2,610        |
| BPCL   | 8,039     | 7,919     | 7,132     | 4,044        |

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Untarred  Question  No.  3494  asked  by  Dr.  A. Challakumar, Shri D.K. Suresh,  Shri T.R. Baalu, Shri Vasanthakumar H., Ms. Ramya Haridas and Shri A. Raja to be answered on 16 th March, 2020 regarding 'Increasing prices of LPG Cylinders'.

( ` / 14.2 kg cyl)

|              |                   | 01 April 2017   | 01 April 2017   | 01 April 2018   | 01 April 2018   | 01 April 2019   | 01 April 2019   |
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| City         | STATE             | LPG Prices      | LPG Prices      | LPG Prices      | LPG Prices      | LPG Prices      | LPG Prices      |
|              |                   | MDP             | Effective Cost  | MDP             | Effective Cost  | MDP             | Effective Cost  |
| NEWDELHI     | UT DELHI          | 723.00          | 440.90          | 653.50          | 491.35          | 706.50          | 495.86          |
| KOLKATA      | WEST BENGAL       | 742.00          | 442.90          | 676.00          | 494.33          | 732.50          | 499.00          |
| MUMBAI       | MAHAMUMBAI        | 729.50          | 476.50          | 625.00          | 489.04          | 678.50          | 493.57          |
| CHENNAI      | TAMIL NADU        | 731.50          | 428.40          | 663.50          | 479.44          | 722.00          | 483.74          |
| AGARTALA     | TRIPURA           | 867.50          | 453.61          | 791.00          | 497.90          | 859.50          | 503.14          |
| AIZWAL       | MIZORAM           | 875.50          | 461.26          | 781.50          | 486.49          | 844.50          | 491.00          |
| AMBALA       | HARYANA           | 744.00          | 445.40          | 673.50          | 496.59          | 722.00          | 500.88          |
| BANGALORE    | KARNATAKA         | 735.50          | 452.24          | 652.00          | 495.09          | 708.00          | 499.74          |
| BHOPAL       | MADHYAPRADESH     | 785.50          | 496.44          | 661.50          | 482.21          | 716.50          | 502.52          |
| BHUBHANESWAR | ORISSA            | 751.50          | 459.32          | 677.00          | 502.47          | 735.00          | 506.74          |
| CHANDIGARH   | UT Chandigarh     | 747.00          | 455.73          | 666.00          | 492.90          | 722.00          | 497.55          |
| DEHRADUN     | UTTARANCHAL       | 774.50          | 462.42          | 667.00          | 491.52          | 723.00          | 496.17          |
| GANDHINAGAR  | GUJARAT           | 781.00          | 487.59          | 676.50          | 501.97          | 732.50          | 506.14          |
| GANGTOK      | SIKKIM            | 908.00          | 479.21          | 802.00          | 497.47          | 858.50          | 502.14          |
| GUWAHATI     | ASSAM             | 804.50          | 474.12          | 697.00          | 482.94          | 751.00          | 487.50          |
| HYDERABAD    | TELANGANA         | 811.50          | 485.71          | 705.00          | 499.99          | 762.00          | 504.21          |
| IMPHAL       | MANIPUR           | 903.00          | 500.50          | 782.00          | 497.94          | 844.50          | 502.91          |
| ITANAGAR     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 821.50          | 486.77          | 712.50          | 493.68          | 768.00          | 497.83          |
| JAIPUR       | RAJASTHAN         | 711.50          | 443.90          | 641.00          | 493.61          | 693.50          | 497.62          |
| JAMMU        | JAMMU             | 780.50          | 459.40          | 713.50          | 514.68          | 766.50          | 519.19          |
| JULLUNDER    | PUNJAB            | 783.50          | 475.47          | 680.50          | 494.06          | 733.50          | 498.57          |
| KOHIMA       | NAGALAND          | 784.50          | 497.06          | 667.00          | 495.33          | 725.50          | 499.62          |
| LUCKNOW      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 763.50          | 443.90          | 688.00          | 491.56          | 740.50          | 495.57          |
| PANJIM       | GOA               | 734.00          | 451.81          | 665.50          | 502.26          | 715.50          | 506.85          |
| PATNA        | BIHAR             | 820.00          | 460.00          | 735.00          | 493.33          | 799.50          | 504.57          |
| PONDICHERRY  | Pondicherry       | 730.00          | 423.83          | 660.50          | 471.21          | 718.00          | 475.45          |
| PORT BLAIR   | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR  | 799.50          | 467.19          | 712.50          | 499.40          | 777.50          | 504.00          |
| RAIPUR       | CHHATISGARH       | 789.50          | 445.40          | 721.50          | 498.87          | 778.00          | 503.07          |
| RANCHI       | JHARKHAND         | 807.00          | 470.42          | 703.50          | 500.87          | 761.50          | 505.62          |
| SHILLONG     | MEGHALAYA         | 791.00          | 456.59          | 714.00          | 495.18          | 769.50          | 499.81          |
| SHIMLA       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 792.00          | 460.42          | 693.00          | 495.13          | 747.00          | 499.69          |
| SRINAGAR     | KASHMIR           | 838.00          | 462.40          | 772.50          | 521.30          | 824.50          | 525.76          |
| TRIVANDRUM   | KERALA            | 757.00          | 469.92          | 649.50          | 497.83          | 704.50          | 502.91          |