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Liquefied petroleum gas, also known as LPG, is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases such as propane and butane. It is used as fuel gas in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles. Currently, the price of commercial cooking gas price as of December 1 was increased by Rs 100 with immediate effect, taking the cost of a 19 kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder to Rs 2,101 in Delhi. However, the price of domestic cylinders remains unchanged. The cylinders were earlier priced at Rs 2,000.50 each in the national capital. In Mumbai, a commercial LPG cylinder costs Rs 2,051 while in Kolkata, it will cost Rs 2,174.50. In Chennai, a 19 kg cylinder will be available for Rs 2,234.50. The rates for domestic cylinders were hiked by Rs 15 each on October 6, taking the total increase in rates since July to Rs 90 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Currently, the domestic cooking gas costs Rs 899.50 per cylinder in Delhi and Mumbai, and Rs 926 in Kolkata. This is the rate for domestic households that are entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates, poor households that received free connections under the Ujjwala scheme, and industrial users. More

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  • Commercial LPG rate cut by Rs 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder

    Commercial LPG rate cut by Rs 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder

    However, the price of domestic LPG — used in household kitchens for cooking purposes — remained unchanged at Rs 903 per 14.2-kg cylinder.

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    Jet fuel or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price was hiked by 5 percent — the fourth straight monthly increase since July, in line with the firming up seen in international benchmarks.

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