Lok Sabha Question No. 1847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Hike in Kerosene Price
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1847 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## Hike in Kerosene Price

## 1847. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) Whether the Government has the data of price hike of kerosene since 2010;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (c) the reasons of current price hike;
- (d) whether the Government would increase the quota of kerosene to States especially to Kerala;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (f) Whether the Government would decrease the quota of kerosene to the States; and
- (g) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) to (c): The  prices  of  petroleum  products  in  the  country  are  linked  to  the  price  of respective products in the international market.

The  retail  selling  price  of  PDS  Kerosene  at  Delhi/Mumbai  since  1st  April  2010  is  given  as Annexure.

- (d) to (g): Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  makes  allocation  of  PDS  Kerosene  to States/UTs including Kerala on quarterly basis for the purpose of cooking and lighting only. PDS Kerosene allocation of States/UTs is rationalized taking into account the factors such as increase in domestic LPG/PNG connections, electricity coverage, non-lifting of PDS Kerosene quota by the concerned States/UTs etc.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 1847asked  by  Shri  T.N.  Prathapanto  be  answered  on  09 TH DECEMBER, 2021regarding 'Hike in Kerosene Price'

| Date                  |   PDS Kerosene (Rs./Litre) |
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
| As on 1 st April 2010 |                       9.32 |
| 26-Jun-2010           |                      12.32 |
| 08-Sep-2010           |                      12.33 |
| 02-Nov-2010           |                      12.37 |
| 18-Jan-2011           |                      12.73 |
| 25-Jun-2011           |                      14.83 |
| 03-Oct-2012           |                      14.79 |
| 28-Jan-2013           |                      14.96 |
| 01-Nov-2014*          |                      15.14 |
| 16-Feb-2015           |                      15.24 |
| 04-Mar-2016           |                      15.42 |
| 25-Apr-2016           |                      15.36 |
| 03-Jun-2016           |                      15.02 |
| 07-Jul-2016           |                      15.27 |
| 01-Aug-2016           |                      15.53 |
| 16-Aug-2016           |                      15.68 |
| 01-Sep-2016           |                      15.94 |
| 16-Sep-2016           |                      16.19 |
| 21-Sep-2016           |                      16.4  |
| 01-Oct-2016           |                      16.66 |
| 16-Oct-2016           |                      16.92 |
| 01-Nov-2016           |                      17.17 |
| 16-Nov-2016           |                      17.51 |
| 01-Dec-2016           |                      17.76 |
| 16-Dec-2016           |                      18.02 |
| 01-Jan-2017           |                      18.28 |
| 16-Jan-2017           |                      18.54 |
| 01-Feb-2017           |                      18.77 |
| 07-Apr-2017           |                      19.03 |
| 16-Apr-2017           |                      19.29 |
| 01-May-2017           |                      19.65 |

| Date        |   PDS Kerosene (Rs./Litre) |
|-------------|----------------------------|
| 16-May-2017 |                      19.91 |
| 01-Jun-2017 |                      20.17 |
| 16-Jun-2017 |                      20.43 |
| 01-Jul-2017 |                      21.09 |
| 11-Jul-2017 |                      21.22 |
| 16-Jul-2017 |                      21.48 |
| 01-Aug-2017 |                      21.74 |
| 16-Aug-2017 |                      22    |
| 01-Sep-2017 |                      22.27 |
| 16-Sep-2017 |                      22.53 |
| 20-Sep-2017 |                      22.76 |
| 15-Nov-2017 |                      22.12 |
| 01-Jan-2018 |                      22.39 |
| 16-Jan-2018 |                      22.65 |
| 01-Feb-2018 |                      22.91 |
| 16-Feb-2018 |                      23.17 |
| 01-Mar-2018 |                      23.44 |
| 16-Mar-2018 |                      23.7  |
| 01-Apr-2018 |                      23.98 |
| 16-Apr-2018 |                      24.24 |
| 01-May-2018 |                      24.51 |
| 16-May-2018 |                      24.77 |
| 01-Jun-2018 |                      25.03 |
| 16-Jun-2018 |                      25.29 |
| 01-Jul-2018 |                      25.56 |
| 16-Jul-2018 |                      25.82 |
| 01-Aug-2018 |                      26.08 |
| 16-Aug-2018 |                      26.34 |
| 01-Sep-2018 |                      26.61 |
| 16-Sep-2018 |                      26.87 |
| 01-Oct-2018 |                      27.13 |
| 16-Oct-2018 |                      27.39 |
| 01-Nov-2018 |                      27.66 |
| 16-Nov-2018 |                      27.92 |
| 01-Dec-2018 |                      28.19 |
| 16-Dec-2018 |                      28.45 |

| Date        |   PDS Kerosene (Rs./Litre) |
|-------------|----------------------------|
| 01-Jan-2019 |                      28.71 |
| 16-Jan-2019 |                      28.98 |
| 01-Feb-2019 |                      29.24 |
| 16-Feb-2019 |                      29.5  |
| 01-Mar-2019 |                      30.34 |
| 16-Mar-2019 |                      30.6  |
| 01-Apr-2019 |                      30.87 |
| 16-Apr-2019 |                      31.13 |
| 01-May-2019 |                      31.39 |
| 16-May-2019 |                      31.65 |
| 01-Jun-2019 |                      31.92 |
| 16-Jun-2019 |                      32.18 |
| 01-Jul-2019 |                      32.44 |
| 16-Jul-2019 |                      32.71 |
| 01-Aug-2019 |                      32.97 |
| 16-Aug-2019 |                      33.23 |
| 01-Sep-2019 |                      33.49 |
| 16-Sep-2019 |                      33.76 |
| 01-Oct-2019 |                      34.02 |
| 16-Oct-2019 |                      34.28 |
| 01-Nov-2019 |                      34.54 |
| 16-Nov-2019 |                      34.81 |
| 01-Dec-2019 |                      35.07 |
| 16-Dec-2019 |                      35.33 |
| 01-Jan-2020 |                      35.59 |
| 16-Jan-2020 |                      35.86 |
| 01-Feb-2020 |                      36.12 |
| 16-Feb-2020 |                      36.38 |
| 01-Mar-2020 |                      36.15 |
| 01-Apr-2020 |                      25.72 |
| 01-May-2020 |                      13.96 |
| 01-Jun-2020 |                      15.47 |
| 01-Jul-2020 |                      24.7  |
| 01-Aug-2020 |                      26.51 |
| 01-Sep-2020 |                      25.84 |

| Date        |   PDS Kerosene (Rs./Litre) |
|-------------|----------------------------|
| 01-Oct-2020 |                      23.65 |
| 01-Nov-2020 |                      24.71 |
| 01-Dec-2020 |                      26.25 |
| 01-Jan-2021 |                      30.12 |
| 01-Feb-2021 |                      32.37 |
| 01-Mar-2021 |                      35.35 |
| 01-Apr-2021 |                      36.78 |
| 01-May-2021 |                      36.87 |
| 01-Jun-2021 |                      39.45 |
| 01-Jul-2021 |                      41.24 |
| 01-Aug-2021 |                      42.64 |
| 01-Sep-2021 |                      41    |
| 01-Oct-2021 |                      43.17 |
| 01-Nov-2021 |                      50.48 |
| 01-Dec-2021 |                      49.26 |