Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Roll back of LPG Cylinder Price Hike
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 208

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 JULY, 2023

## Roll back of LPG Cylinder Price Hike

208. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  price  hike  of  LPG  cylinders  for  domestic  and  commercial  purpose  since 2016 onwards till date along with the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether  subsidy  bill  for  LPG  cylinders  borne  by  Union/State  Governments  since  2010 onwards till date, year-wise;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Union Government has received any proposal to roll back LPG cylinders price hike and if so, the reaction of the Government thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) to (d): India  imports  more  than  60%  of  its  domestic  LPG  consumption.  While  for domestic LPG, Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumers, prices of commercial  LPG  are  set  by  LPG  marketing  companies  independently.  The  details  of  Retail Selling Prices (RSP) of Domestic (14.2 kg) and Commercial (19 kg) LPG cylinders since 2016 are given at Annexure.

The details of subsidy on LPG given by Government since 2010-11 are given below:

| Financial Year   | Subsidy^ (Rs. in Crore)   |
|------------------|---------------------------|
| 2010-11          | 23746*                    |
| 2011-12          | 32152*                    |
| 2012-13          | 41565*                    |
| 2013-14          | 3912                      |
| 2014-15          | 3971                      |
| 2015-16          | 22011                     |

| 2016-17     | 15904   |
|-------------|---------|
| 2017-18     | 23464   |
| 2018-19     | 37209   |
| 2019-20     | 24172   |
| 2020-21     | 11896 # |
| 2021-22     | 1811    |
| 2022-23 (P) | 6965 @  |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) and Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Statistics (IPNG)

Government  continues  to  modulate  the  effective  price  of  domestic  LPG.  Under  the  Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, subsidy as admissible, is deposited in the account of eligible  beneficiaries.  In  addition,  w.e.f.  21st  May,  2022,  Government  has  started  a  targeted subsidy  of  Rs.  200  per  14.2  Kg  cylinder  for  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana  (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills a year for years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 208 asked by Shri Manne Srinivas  Reddy, Shri  Komati Reddy  Venkat Reddy and Shri Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju to be answered on 20.07.2023 regarding 'Roll back of LPG Cylinder Price Hike'

| Date Effective From   |   RSP of Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2Kg cylinder) | RSP of Commercial LPG (Rs./19Kg cylinder)   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1-Jan-16              |                                       657.5 | 1,180.00                                    |
| 1-Feb-16              |                                       575   | 1,031.00                                    |
| 1-Mar-16              |                                       513.5 | 932.00                                      |
| 1-Apr-16              |                                       509.5 | 926.50                                      |
| 1-May-16              |                                       527.5 | 945.50                                      |
| 1-Jun-16              |                                       548.5 | 979.00                                      |
| 1-Jul-16              |                                       537.5 | 963.00                                      |
| 1-Aug-16              |                                       487   | 871.00                                      |
| 16-Aug-16             |                                       487   | 871.00                                      |
| 1-Sep-16              |                                       466.5 | 838.00                                      |
| 1-Oct-16              |                                       490   | 895.00                                      |
| 28-Oct-16             |                                       492   | 895.00                                      |
| 1-Nov-16              |                                       529.5 | 968.00                                      |
| 1-Dec-16              |                                       584   | 1,054.50                                    |
| 1-Jan-17              |                                       585   | 1,054.50                                    |
| 1-Feb-17              |                                       651.5 | 1,150.00                                    |
| 1-Mar-17              |                                       737.5 | 1,287.00                                    |
| 1-Apr-17              |                                       723   | 1,265.50                                    |
| 1-May-17              |                                       631   | 1,121.00                                    |
| 1-Jun-17              |                                       552.5 | 996.00                                      |
| 1-Jul-17              |                                       564   | 1,017.50                                    |
| 1-Aug-17              |                                       524   | 966.00                                      |
| 1-Sep-17              |                                       597.5 | 1,081.00                                    |
| 30-Sep-17             |                                       599   | 1,081.00                                    |
| 1-Oct-17              |                                       649   | 1,164.00                                    |
| 1-Nov-17              |                                       742   | 1,310.50                                    |
| 1-Dec-17              |                                       747   | 1,318.50                                    |
| 1-Jan-18              |                                       741   | 1,310.00                                    |
| 1-Feb-18              |                                       736   | 1,305.50                                    |
| 1-Mar-18              |                                       689   | 1,230.00                                    |
| 1-Apr-18              |                                       653.5 | 1,176.50                                    |
| 1-May-18              |                                       650.5 | 1,167.50                                    |
| 1-Jun-18              |                                       698.5 | 1,244.50                                    |
| 1-Jul-18              |                                       754   | 1,328.00                                    |
| 1-Aug-18              |                                       789.5 | 1,371.00                                    |
| 1-Sep-18              |                                       820   | 1,418.00                                    |
| 1-Oct-18              |                                       879   | 1,512.00                                    |
| 1-Nov-18              |                                       939   | 1,606.50                                    |

| Date Effective From   | RSP of Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2Kg cylinder)   | RSP of Commercial LPG (Rs./19Kg cylinder)   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 7-Nov-18              | 942.50                                      | 1,614.50                                    |
| 1-Dec-18              | 809.50                                      | 1,404.50                                    |
| 1-Jan-19              | 689.00                                      | 1,214.50                                    |
| 1-Feb-19              | 659.00                                      | 1,170.50                                    |
| 1-Mar-19              | 701.50                                      | 1,237.00                                    |
| 1-Apr-19              | 706.50                                      | 1,305.50                                    |
| 1-May-19              | 712.50                                      | 1,328.00                                    |
| 1-Jun-19              | 737.50                                      | 1,328.00                                    |
| 1-Jul-19              | 637.00                                      | 1,130.00                                    |
| 1-Aug-19              | 574.50                                      | 1,004.00                                    |
| 1-Sep-19              | 590.00                                      | 1,054.50                                    |
| 1-Oct-19              | 605.00                                      | 1,085.00                                    |
| 1-Nov-19              | 681.50                                      | 1,204.00                                    |
| 1-Dec-19              | 695.00                                      | 1,211.50                                    |
| 1-Jan-20              | 714.00                                      | 1,241.00                                    |
| 1-Feb-20              | 714.00                                      | 1,466.00                                    |
| 12-Feb-20             | 858.50                                      | 1,466.00                                    |
| 1-Mar-20              | 805.50                                      | 1,381.50                                    |
| 1-Apr-20              | 744.00                                      | 1,285.50                                    |
| 1-May-20              | 581.50                                      | 1,029.50                                    |
| 1-Jun-20              | 593.00                                      | 1,139.50                                    |
| 1-Jul-20              | 594.00                                      | 1,135.50                                    |
| 2-Dec-20              | 644.00                                      | 1,296.00                                    |
| 15-Dec-20             | 694.00                                      | 1,332.00                                    |
| 4-Feb-21              | 719.00                                      | 1,533.00                                    |
| 15-Feb-21             | 769.00                                      | 1,523.50                                    |
| 25-Feb-21             | 794.00                                      | 1,519.00                                    |
| 1-Mar-21              | 819.00                                      | 1,614.00                                    |
| 1-Apr-21              | 809.00                                      | 1,641.00                                    |
| 1-Jul-21              | 834.50                                      | 1,550.00                                    |
| 17-Aug-21             | 859.50                                      | 1,618.00                                    |
| 1-Sep-21              | 884.50                                      | 1,693.00                                    |
| 6-Oct-21              | 899.50                                      | 1,734.00                                    |
| 22-Mar-22             | 949.50                                      | 2,003.50                                    |
| 7-May-22              | 999.50                                      | 2,346.00                                    |
| 19-May-22             | 1,003.00                                    | 2,354.00                                    |
| 22-May-22             | 1,003.00                                    | 2,354.00                                    |
| 6-Jul-22              | 1,053.00                                    | 2,012.50                                    |
| 1-Aug-22              | 1,053.00                                    | 1,976.50                                    |
| 1-Sep-22              | 1,053.00                                    | 1,885.00                                    |
| 1-Oct-22              | 1,053.00                                    | 1,859.50                                    |
| 1-Nov-22              | 1,053.00                                    | 1,744.00                                    |
| 1-Dec-22              | 1,053.00                                    | 1,744.00                                    |
| 1-Jan-23              | 1,053.00                                    | 1,769.00                                    |

| Date Effective From   | RSP of Domestic LPG (Rs./14.2Kg cylinder)   | RSP of Commercial LPG (Rs./19Kg cylinder)   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1-Feb-23              | 1,053.00                                    | 1,769.00                                    |
| 1-Mar-23              | 1,103.00                                    | 2,119.50                                    |
| 1-Apr-23              | 1,103.00                                    | 2,028.00                                    |
| 1-May-23              | 1,103.00                                    | 1,856.50                                    |
| 1-Jun-23              | 1,103.00                                    | 1,773.00                                    |
| 1-Jul-23              | 1,103.00                                    | 1,780.00                                    |

Source: IOCL