Lok Sabha Question No. 1976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Hike in LPG, Petrol and Diesel Prices
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1976 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## Hike in LPG, Petrol and Diesel Prices

## 1976.  SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the reasons for continuous ongoing price hike of LPG, Petrol and Diesel even as international prices fell;
- (b) the details of the variation in gas cylinder prices, subsidized and non-subsidized over the last five years, State-wise including West Bengal; and
- (c) the number of initial beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) who have sought cylinder refills, State/year-wise?

## 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): Prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  are  market-determined  with  effect  from  26.06.2010  and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have been  taking  appropriate  decision  on  pricing  of  petrol  and  diesel  on  the  basis  of  international product prices and other market conditions. The OMCs have increased and decreased the prices of petrol and diesel according to changes in international prices and rupee dollar exchange rate. The Average price of Indian Basket of Crude oil has risen approximately 313% from April, 2020 to October, 2021 ($19.90/bbl to $82.11/bbl).

Prices  of  LPG  in  the  country  are  based  on  Saudi  Contract  Price  (CP),  the  benchmark  for international prices of LPG. However, for domestic LPG the Government continues to modulate the  effective  price  to  consumer  to  insulate  the  common  man  from  rise  in  international  prices. Saudi CP has risen approximately 238% from April, 2020 to October, 2021 (236 USD/MT to 797 USD/MT).

- (b): The details  of  the  prices  of  domestic  LPG  and  commercial  LPG  as  on  1 st April  2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and 1 st December 2021, in four metro cities is given as Annexure-I .
- (c): Details of State/UT-wise PMUY Customers (enrolled under earlier PMUY scheme) taken refill are given as Annexure-II .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1976 asked by Shri Saumitra Khan to be answered on 09 th December, 2021 regarding 'Hike in LPG, Petrol and Diesel Prices'.

| Date       | Retail Selling Price            | NEWDELHI   | KOLKATA     | MUMBAI      | CHENNAI   |
|------------|---------------------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
| Date       | Retail Selling Price            | UT DELHI   | WEST BENGAL | MAHARASHTRA | TAMILNADU |
| 01-04-2017 | Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2 kg cyl.) | 723.00     | 742.00      | 729.50      | 731.50    |
| 01-04-2017 | Commercial LPG (Rs./19 kg cyl.) | 1265.50    | 1325.00     | 1339.50     | 1468.00   |
| 01-04-2018 | Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2 kg cyl.) | 653.50     | 676.00      | 625.00      | 663.50    |
| 01-04-2018 | Commercial LPG (Rs./19 kg cyl.) | 1176.50    | 1220.50     | 1128.00     | 1264.50   |
| 01-04-2019 | Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2 kg cyl.) | 706.50     | 732.50      | 678.50      | 722.00    |
| 01-04-2019 | Commercial LPG (Rs./19 kg cyl.) | 1305.50    | 1354.50     | 1253.50     | 1405.00   |
|            | Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2 kg cyl.) | 744.00     | 774.50      | 714.50      | 761.50    |
|            | Commercial LPG (Rs./19 kg cyl.) | 1285.50    | 1348.50     | 1234.50     | 1402.00   |
|            | Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2 kg cyl.) | 809.00     | 835.50      | 809.00      | 825.00    |
|            | Commercial LPG (Rs./19 kg cyl.) | 1641.00    | 1713.00     | 1590.50     | 1771.50   |
| 01-12-2021 | Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2 kg cyl.) | 899.50     | 926.00      | 899.50      | 915.50    |
| 01-12-2021 | Commercial LPG (Rs./19 kg cyl.) | 2101.00    | 2177.00     | 2051.00     | 2234.50   |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1976 asked by Shri Saumitra Khan to be answered on 09 th December, 2021 regarding 'Hike in LPG, Petrol and Diesel Prices'.

| State/UT-wisePMUY Customers (enrolled under earlierPMUY scheme) taken refill   | State/UT-wisePMUY Customers (enrolled under earlierPMUY scheme) taken refill   | State/UT-wisePMUY Customers (enrolled under earlierPMUY scheme) taken refill   | State/UT-wisePMUY Customers (enrolled under earlierPMUY scheme) taken refill   | State/UT-wisePMUY Customers (enrolled under earlierPMUY scheme) taken refill   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                       | 2018-19                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                        | 2020-21                                                                        | 2021-22 (Till Oct'21)                                                          |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                       | 4,429                                                                          | 6,551                                                                          | 12,021                                                                         | 9,723                                                                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                 | 3,06,450                                                                       | 3,50,556                                                                       | 3,90,532                                                                       | 3,50,325                                                                       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                              | 36,329                                                                         | 37,491                                                                         | 44,489                                                                         | 35,326                                                                         |
| ASSAM                                                                          | 23,59,184                                                                      | 25,82,870                                                                      | 34,05,671                                                                      | 23,36,565                                                                      |
| BIHAR                                                                          | 66,07,073                                                                      | 73,37,542                                                                      | 84,09,118                                                                      | 75,90,016                                                                      |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                     | 74                                                                             | 81                                                                             | 87                                                                             | 73                                                                             |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                   | 13,64,195                                                                      | 15,61,446                                                                      | 27,83,039                                                                      | 16,15,069                                                                      |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI& DAMAN AND DIU                                          | 11,245                                                                         | 12,226                                                                         | 15,120                                                                         | 14,087                                                                         |
| DELHI                                                                          | 69,321                                                                         | 73,226                                                                         | 75,507                                                                         | 70,170                                                                         |
| GOA                                                                            | 898                                                                            | 992                                                                            | 1,070                                                                          | 1,000                                                                          |
| GUJARAT                                                                        | 22,77,480                                                                      | 25,73,538                                                                      | 28,71,796                                                                      | 26,64,365                                                                      |
| HARYANA                                                                        | 6,12,964                                                                       | 6,95,022                                                                       | 7,18,835                                                                       | 6,51,510                                                                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                               | 98,892                                                                         | 1,23,002                                                                       | 1,35,793                                                                       | 1,14,576                                                                       |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                 | 7,96,347                                                                       | 10,63,087                                                                      | 12,11,497                                                                      | 9,32,712                                                                       |
| JHARKHAND                                                                      | 20,73,688                                                                      | 22,63,155                                                                      | 32,17,282                                                                      | 22,52,153                                                                      |
| KARNATAKA                                                                      | 26,08,741                                                                      | 27,76,125                                                                      | 31,28,891                                                                      | 28,92,090                                                                      |
| KERALA                                                                         | 1,99,406                                                                       | 2,30,325                                                                       | 2,55,426                                                                       | 2,33,432                                                                       |
| LADAKH                                                                         | 8,261                                                                          | 10,175                                                                         | 11,033                                                                         | 9,283                                                                          |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                    | 96                                                                             | 101                                                                            | 290                                                                            | 267                                                                            |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                 | 49,77,807                                                                      | 54,77,445                                                                      | 70,76,055                                                                      | 56,83,733                                                                      |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                    | 34,67,424                                                                      | 38,88,608                                                                      | 43,83,499                                                                      | 39,77,833                                                                      |
| MANIPUR                                                                        | 1,13,596                                                                       | 1,35,747                                                                       | 1,54,161                                                                       | 1,38,723                                                                       |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                      | 1,23,479                                                                       | 1,04,413                                                                       | 1,46,987                                                                       | 89,550                                                                         |
| MIZORAM                                                                        | 23,914                                                                         | 24,475                                                                         | 28,078                                                                         | 24,640                                                                         |
| NAGALAND                                                                       | 42,243                                                                         | 43,700                                                                         | 54,890                                                                         | 41,852                                                                         |
| ODISHA                                                                         | 30,98,015                                                                      | 35,64,662                                                                      | 46,99,801                                                                      | 37,47,353                                                                      |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                     | 13,089                                                                         | 13,548                                                                         | 14,375                                                                         | 13,569                                                                         |
| PUNJAB                                                                         | 10,59,784                                                                      | 11,10,864                                                                      | 12,10,129                                                                      | 10,79,851                                                                      |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                      | 49,97,381                                                                      | 56,01,362                                                                      | 63,08,695                                                                      | 56,77,226                                                                      |
| SIKKIM                                                                         | 7,520                                                                          | 7,557                                                                          | 8,740                                                                          | 6,275                                                                          |
| TAMILNADU                                                                      | 27,64,854                                                                      | 27,95,812                                                                      | 32,17,546                                                                      | 28,27,004                                                                      |
| TELANGANA                                                                      | 8,58,101                                                                       | 9,40,419                                                                       | 10,68,557                                                                      | 9,09,217                                                                       |
| TRIPURA                                                                        | 2,10,070                                                                       | 1,74,692                                                                       | 2,51,335                                                                       | 1,43,253                                                                       |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                  | 1,17,28,129                                                                    | 1,29,54,005                                                                    | 1,45,23,523                                                                    | 1,30,42,485                                                                    |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                    | 3,17,665                                                                       | 3,62,367                                                                       | 4,00,186                                                                       | 3,57,147                                                                       |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                    | 62,60,850                                                                      | 70,29,067                                                                      | 87,47,828                                                                      | 75,41,853                                                                      |
| TOTAL                                                                          | 5,94,98,994                                                                    | 6,59,26,254                                                                    | 7,89,81,882                                                                    | 6,70,74,306                                                                    |