01 June,2026 08:28 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
19 kg commercial LPG cylinder becomes costlier in New Delhi (File pic)
The prices of 19 kg commercial cylinders have been increased by Rs 42 in Delhi, bringing the price to Rs 3113.50, according to sources.
As per ANI, the new prices will be effective from Monday, June 1.
As per the sources from ANI, "Prices of 19 kg commercial cylinders have been increased by Rs 42 in Delhi, bringing the price to Rs 3113.50, and by Rs 53.50 in Kolkata, bringing the price to Rs 3255.50."
Sources further added that the prices of 5 kg FTL (Free Trade LPG) cylinders have been increased by Rs 11 and will cost Rs 821.50 in Delhi.
"The new prices will be effective from June 1. There is no change in domestic cylinder prices," as per the sources.
Earlier on Friday, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said that the government is working to strengthen fuel security through strategic reserves and ensure an uninterrupted supply, even as steps continue to be taken against hoarding.
Sujata Sharma, during an inter-ministerial briefing, asserted, "Regarding strategic reserves, we are also working on the strategic reserves. And we have asked the oil marketing companies to work out that the LPG reserve should be a minimum of 30 days with them, and they are working on it. Similarly, for crude, we are also working," as per ANI.
While outlining the precautionary measures to safeguard against supply shocks, she also assured that there is no shortage at present.
"We have sufficient stock of petrol, diesel, LPG, and natural gas, but fruit inventories are tied up. All our refineries are operating at an optimum level, and LPG production is at an all-time high, almost 90 DMT per day. No dry-out has been reported on the LPG distributorship," Sharma said.
"But it is being seen in retail outlets that there are abnormal sales at many places. Some are due to agricultural demand, and some are due to bulk sales," she added.
More than 30 per cent growth is being seen overall, with 14 districts reporting over 100 per cent growth in petrol sales, while six districts saw a 38 per cent drop in OMC sales.
Sharma said that to check diversion, enforcement has been intensified. "In the last four days, there have been 6,500 raids on LPG. Five FIRs have been registered, and two people have been arrested," Sharma said. At retail outlets, 900 raids in two days led to the seizure of 417 litres of petrol and 75,715 litres of diesel, with 12 FIRs and 15 arrests.
On LPG availability, Sharma further explained that production varies with refinery optimisation. "Right now, the demand is something around 72 TMT, and then we are producing 50 to 52 TMT in-house in our domestic refineries," she said, adding that the LPG backlog has come down to 4.5 days.
(With inputs from ANI)
