Lok Sabha Question No. 3173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Increasing Price of Cooking Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04   AUGUST, 2022

## Increasing Price of Cooking Gas

## †3173. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether it is true that recently the price of 14 kg domestic gas cylinder has been increased to Rs.1053/- and in many states the price of domestic gas has reached upto Rs.1200/-;
- (b) if so, the reasons for continuous hike in the prices of cooking gas by the Government;
- (c) whether this step of the Government would put an additional burden on the general public;
- (d) whether such an increase in the prices of gas by the Government in the time of high inflation would result in resentment among the people; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  roll  back  this  increase  in  the  prices  of  gas  with immediate effect and if so, the details thereof?

## 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 (e): The  prices  of  petroleum  products  in  the  country  are  linked  to  the  price  of respective products in the international market. LPG prices are based on Saudi Contract Prices (CP) and Saudi CP has risen from 236 $/MT in April 2020 to 750 $/MT in June 2022, a rise of 218%. However, Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer for domestic LPG.  In  addition,  the  Government  has  announced  a  targeted  subsidy  of  Rs.  200  per  14.2  Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for  upto  12 refills  for  year 2022-23.

The  details  of  current  Retail  Selling  Price  (RSP)  of  domestic  LPG,  state-wise  are  given  at Annexure.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e)  of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3173 asked  by  Shri  Dinesh  Chandra  Yadav  and  Shri  Rajiv  Ranjan  Singh  Alias  Lalan  Singh  to  be answered on 04 AUGUST, 2022 regarding 'Increasing Price of Cooking Gas'

|   S.No. | STATE/UT                             | REFERENCE MARKET   |   Effective Cost to Consumer for Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2 KGCylinder) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | DELHI                                | NEW DELHI          |                                                             1053    |
|       2 | WEST BENGAL                          | KOLKATA            |                                                             1059.43 |
|       3 | MAHARASHTRA                          | MUMBAI             |                                                             1052.5  |
|       4 | TAMIL NADU                           | CHENNAI            |                                                             1043.55 |
|       5 | TRIPURA                              | AGARTALA           |                                                             1063.02 |
|       6 | MIZORAM                              | AIZWAL             |                                                             1060.36 |
|       7 | HARYANA                              | AMBALA             |                                                             1063    |
|       8 | KARNATAKA                            | BANGALORE          |                                                             1055.5  |
|       9 | MADHYA PRADESH                       | BHOPAL             |                                                             1058.5  |
|      10 | ODISHA                               | BHUBANESWAR        |                                                             1065.05 |
|      11 | CHANDIGARH                           | CHANDIGARH         |                                                             1053.71 |
|      12 | UTTARAKHAND                          | DEHRADUN           |                                                             1055.43 |
|      13 | GUJARAT                              | GANDHINAGAR        |                                                             1071.43 |
|      14 | SIKKIM                               | GANGTOK            |                                                             1062.05 |
|      15 | ASSAM                                | GUWAHATI           |                                                             1049.43 |
|      16 | TELANGANA                            | HYDERABAD          |                                                             1064.29 |
|      17 | MANIPUR                              | IMPHAL             |                                                             1071.76 |
|      18 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | ITANAGAR           |                                                             1064.95 |
|      19 | RAJASTHAN                            | JAIPUR             |                                                             1056.5  |
|      20 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    | JAMMU              |                                                             1065.95 |
|      21 | PUNJAB                               | JALANDHAR          |                                                             1058.29 |
|      22 | NAGALAND                             | KOHIMA             |                                                             1065.71 |
|      23 | UTTAR PRADESH                        | LUCKNOW            |                                                             1055.33 |
|      24 | GOA                                  | PANJIM             |                                                             1067    |
|      25 | BIHAR                                | PATNA              |                                                             1071.74 |
|      26 | PUDUCHERRY                           | PUDUCHERRY         |                                                             1035.76 |
|      27 | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS             | PORT BLAIR         |                                                             1065.07 |
|      28 | CHHATISGARH                          | RAIPUR             |                                                             1062.76 |
|      29 | JHARKHAND                            | RANCHI             |                                                             1072.74 |
|      30 | MEGHALAYA                            | SHILLONG           |                                                             1066.45 |
|      31 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     | SHIMLA             |                                                             1065.67 |
|      32 | KERALA                               | TRIVANDRUM         |                                                             1062    |
|      33 | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | SILVASSA           |                                                             1067.5  |
|      34 | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | VISAKHAPATNAM      |                                                             1057.05 |
|      35 | LADAKH                               | LEH                |                                                             1082.86 |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)