Lok Sabha Question No. 813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Price of LPG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.813 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  JULY, 2018

## Price of LPG

## †813. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

## पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the number of times the price of gas cylinders have been increased from the year 2014 till date, year/month-wise along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  reasons  for  decline  in  fuel  price  on  the  one  hand  and  increase  in  the  prices  of subsidised and non-subsidised cylinders;
- (c) whether  12  subsidised  cylinders  are  allocated  to  a  family  in  a  year  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the reasons for withdrawing subsidy on 13th cylinder ; and
- (d) whether any relaxation has been given/proposed to be given to the larger and the joint families to provide more subsidised cylinders in a year and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

## (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

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

- (a) & (b) The  Government  continues  to  modulate  the  effective  price  to  consumer  for Subsidized  Domestic  LPG.  The  prices  of  non-subsidized  domestic  LPG  are however,  determined  by  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  in  line  with changes  in  international  market.  The  prices  of  domestic  LPG  are  based  on international FOB prices of LPG and not of crude oil.  The retail selling prices of domestic LPG date-wise from the year 2014 till date are given as Annexure.
- (c) & (d) Under PAHAL scheme, LPG subsidy on purchase of refill,  which  happens  at non-subsidized  price,  is  directly  transferred  into  the  bank  account  of  the customer subject to the cap of 12 refills in a  year.    A consumer can purchase LPG refill over and above the quota of twelve subsidized refill by paying nonsubsidized  price.    There  is  no  limit  on  the  number  of  refills  a  consumer  can purchase for his/her domestic use.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 813 asked by Shri Arvind Sawant to be answered on 23rd July, 2018 regarding 'Price of LPG'.

The retail selling prices of domestic LPG

| Date             | Domestic LPG      | Domestic LPG      |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|                  | Subsidized        | Non-subsidized    |
|                  | ( ` /14.2 KGCyl.) | ( ` /14.2 KGCyl.) |
| As on 01.04.2014 | 414.00            | 980.50            |
| 01.05.2014       | 414.00            | 928.50            |
| 01.06.2014       | 414.00            | 905.00            |
| 25.06.2014       | 414.00            | 906.00            |
| 01.07.2014       | 414.00            | 922.50            |
| 01.08.2014       | 414.00            | 920.00            |
| 01.09.2014       | 414.00            | 901.00            |
| 01.10.2014       | 414.00            | 880.00            |
| 23.10.2014       | 417.00            | 883.50            |
| 01.11.2014       | 417.00            | 865.00            |
| 01.12.2014       | 417.00            | 752.00            |
| 01.01.2015       | 417.00            | 708.50            |
| 01.02.2015       | 417.00            | 605.00            |
| 01.03.2015       | 417.00            | 610.00            |
| 01.04.2015#      | 417.82            | 621.00            |
| 01.05.2015       | 417.82            | 616.00            |
| 01.06.2015       | 417.82            | 626.50            |
| 01.07.2015       | 417.82            | 608.50            |
| 01.08.2015       | 417.82            | 585.00            |
| 01.09.2015       | 417.82            | 559.50            |
| 01.10.2015       | 417.82            | 517.50            |
| 01.11.2015       | 417.82            | 545.00            |
| 01.12.2015       | 417.82            | 606.50            |
| 09.12.2015       | 419.26            | 608.00            |
| 01.01.2016       | 419.33            | 657.50            |
| 01.02.2016       | 419.22            | 575.00            |
| 01.03.2016       | 419.13            | 513.50            |
| 01.04.2016       | 419.13            | 509.50            |
| 01.05.2016       | 419.15            | 527.50            |
| 01.06.2016       | 419.18            | 548.50            |

## Annexure continued

| 01.07.2016   |   421.16 |   537.50 |
|--------------|----------|----------|
| 01.08.2016   |   423.09 |    487   |
| 01.09.2016   |   425.06 |    466.5 |
| 01.10.2016   |   427.09 |    490   |
| 28.10.2016   |   428.59 |    492   |
| 01.11.2016   |   430.64 |    529.5 |
| 01.12.2016   |   432.71 |    584   |
| 01.01.2017   |   434.71 |    585   |
| 01.02.2017   |   434.8  |    651.5 |
| 01.03.2017   |   434.93 |    737.5 |
| 01.04.2017   |   440.9  |    723   |
| 01.05.2017   |   442.77 |    631   |
| 01.06.2017   |   446.65 |    552.5 |
| 01.07.2017   |   477.46 |    564   |
| 01.08.2017   |   479.77 |    524   |
| 01.09.2017   |   487.18 |    597.5 |
| 30.09.2017   |   488.68 |    599   |
| 01.10.2017   |   491.13 |    649   |
| 01.11.2017   |   495.69 |    742   |
| 01.12.2017   |   495.69 |    747   |
| 01.01.2018   |   495.64 |    741   |
| 01.02.2018   |   495.63 |    736   |
| 01.03.2018   |   493.09 |    689   |
| 01.04.2018   |   491.35 |    653.5 |
| 01.05.2018   |   491.21 |    650.5 |
| 01.06.2018   |   493.55 |    698.5 |
| 01.07.2018   |   496.26 |    754   |

# Effective 1st January 2015, DBTL (PAHAL) scheme has been implemented in entire country. The effective cost to consumer is after DBTL subsidy (up to the cap of 12 cylinders in a year) at Delhi.