The price of commercial LPG cylinders has been revised yet again, with a rate increase for 19 kg and 5 kg cylinders.
In the national capital, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has risen to Rs 2355.50 from Rs 2253.
In Delhi, the price of a 19-kg commercial cylinder has risen by Rs 102.50, while a 5 Kg cylinder now costs Rs 655.
Meanwhile, Oil marketing companies, which include Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation, are scheduled to organise more than 5,000 LPG panchayats across the country.
Apart from sharing experience aimed at ensuring the safe and long-term use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), oil marketing companies will work to increase customer enrolment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a popular social inclusion initiative. Every BPL household receives a free LPG connection under the scheme.
On the occasion of Ujjwala Diwas, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameshwar Teli will preside over a Ujjwala Diwas celebration programme in Dibrugarh, Assam, on Sunday.
In addition, the minister will hand over LPG connections to new Ujjwala beneficiaries.