Before the election results of five states are declared on 3rd December, there has been a change in the price of gas cylinders in the country on the first day of the month. Yes, the price of gas cylinder has increased within 15 days. Here we are talking about the price of commercial gas cylinders. A fall in the prices of commercial gas cylinders was seen on 16 November. Before that, on November 1, the price of commercial gas cylinder had reached close to Rs 2000 in the country’s capital Delhi.
However, this time the increase has been marginal. On the other hand, if we talk about the price of domestic gas cylinder, no change has been seen. It was last seen in the last day of August. When the government had reduced the price of domestic gas cylinder by Rs 200 flat. Let us also tell you what the prices of domestic gas cylinders and commercial gas cylinders have become in the country?
Slight increase in the price of commercial gas cylinders
A slight increase in the price of commercial gas cylinders has been seen in all four metros of the country. A decline of Rs 21 has been seen in the country’s capital Delhi and Mumbai. The price of gas cylinder in Delhi has come down from Rs 1775.50 to Rs 1796.50. Whereas in Mumbai the price of commercial gas cylinder has increased from Rs 1728 to Rs 1749. Whereas in Kolkata, there has been an increase of Rs 22.5 in the price of commercial gas cylinder and the price has increased from Rs 1885.50 to Rs 1908. In Chennai, the price of commercial gas cylinder has increased the most by Rs 26.5 and the price has increased from Rs 1942 to Rs 1968.50.
What are the prices in metropolitan cities?
| Metropolitan | increased prices ,real terms, | 16 November prices ,real terms, | increase ,real terms, |
| Delhi | 1796.50 | 1775.50 | 21 |
| Kolkata | 1908 | 1885.50 | 22.5 |
| Mumbai | 1749 | 1728 | 21 |
| Chennai | 1968.50 | 1942 | 26.5 |
| source , IOCL | |||
What is the price of domestic gas cylinder?
On the other hand, there has been no increase in the price of domestic gas cylinders. According to data, the price of domestic gas cylinder in the country’s capital Delhi is Rs 903. Whereas in Kolkata the price is Rs 929, in Mumbai it is Rs 902.50 and in Chennai the price is Rs 918.50. On August 30, the government had reduced the price of all domestic gas cylinders across the country by a flat Rs 209. The government had announced this on 29 August. No change has been seen since then. If experts are to be believed, there may be a change in the price of domestic gas cylinder in the coming days.
Price of domestic gas cylinder in the country
| metropolitan domestic | gas cylinder price ,real terms, |
| Delhi | 903 |
| Kolkata | 929 |
| Mumbai | 902.50 |
| Chennai | 918.50 |
| source , IOCL | |
Gas cylinder price situation in election states
- If we talk about election states, then in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, the price of domestic gas cylinder is Rs 908.5 and the price of commercial gas cylinder is Rs 1804.
- Talking about Chhattisgarh, the price of domestic gas cylinder in the state capital Raipur is Rs 974.5 and the price of commercial gas cylinder is Rs 2004.
- On the other hand, if we talk about Rajasthan, the price of domestic gas cylinder in the capital Jaipur is Rs 906.5 and the price of commercial gas cylinder is Rs 1819.
- In Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state Telangana, the price of domestic gas cylinder is Rs 955 and the price of commercial gas cylinder is Rs 2024.5.
- In the North East state of the country, Mizoram, the price of domestic gas cylinder is the highest among election states at Rs 1055. Whereas the price of commercial gas cylinder is Rs 2253.5.
