Srinagar, Feb 03: Amid speculations of a hike of LPG cylinder price after Budget 2021, there is some good news for the common man’s household as rates for LPG cylinder remained unchanged for February.
The government on Monday expanded the scope of its Ujjwala scheme, under which it provides free LPG gas connection to women belonging to a poor family who don’t have cooking gas in their household. The Centre has decided to add another Rs 1 crore more beneficiaries to the scheme.
According to the Good Returns website, LPG gas cylinder is available at Rs 694 in New Delhi and Mumbai, while the price for cooking gas in Kolkata is Rs 720. In Chennai, LPG price for February is Rs 710.
LPG Gas cylinder (14.2 kgs) in Jammu & Kashmir at subsidized rates to the low-income section of the society. The subsidy amount will be directly transferred to the customer’s bank account. Currently, the cooking gas in India is easily accessible to most of the people. The Domestic LPG cylinder price in Jammu and Kashmir (Srinagar) stands at Rs. 810.
Here is the rate list of Domestic LPG Cylinders for Jammu and Kashmir:
Announcing proposals under the Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Ujjwala Scheme has so far benefited 8 crore households and next year, the scheme will be extended to cover 1 crore more beneficiaries.
Notably, LPG price in India is determined by state-run oil companies and is revised every month. Almost all the households in India have LPG connection, mainly for cooking purposes. The government is currently providing subsidy for the sale of LPG cylinders to domestic consumers.
