The government on Monday, announced to raise the price of LPG cylinders by Rs 50. According to Union Oil and Petroleum Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, the price hike applies to both Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. The increased rates will come into effect from April 8.
As per Puri, those beneficiaries who come under the Ujjwala scheme, the revised price will rise from Rs 500 to Rs 550 per cylinder, and for others it will increase from Rs 803 to Rs 853. He also added that the price revision is subject to periodic review, typically every two–three weeks. Puri also clarified on the recent excise duty hike on Petrol and Diesel, saying that it s not aimed at burdening consumers. Instead, it is intended to help offset a Rs 43,000 crore loss incurred by oil marketing companies due to subsidised gas prices.
The development comes just days after oil marketing companies (OMCs) reduced the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 41.
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What Centre said on oil prices in Parliament last week
Last week, the government informed Parliament that India is at the forefront of providing fuel price relief amid continued volatility in global crude markets. It highlighted that reductions in excise duty, cuts in state VAT, and price rollbacks by oil marketing companies have contributed to declining fuel prices—making India the only major economy where petrol and diesel prices have consistently fallen since 2021.
In a written response to the Lok Sabha on April 3, 2025, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas stated that despite a 63 percent surge in global LPG prices between July 2023 and February 2025, the government managed to lower the effective cost for PMUY beneficiaries by 44 percent, bringing it down from Rs 903 to Rs 503.
As per data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), petrol prices in Delhi declined by 13.6 percent, while diesel prices fell by 10.92 percent. In contrast, the government informed Parliament that countries like France, Germany, and the United States experienced fuel price hikes ranging from 4 percent to over 23 percent. Specifically, diesel prices rose by 12.86 percent in the US, 23.05 percent in Canada, and 12.43 percent in Germany.
