The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday criticised the Centre after oil marketing companies raised the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 111, calling it a “New Year’s gift” from the Modi government. Taking a swipe at the Centre, the party posted on X that the hike had come just as people were preparing to welcome the new year.
With the latest increase, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi has gone up to Rs 1,691.50, the highest level since June last year. The hike came into effect on January 1. However, the price of domestic LPG used for household cooking has been kept unchanged at Rs 853 per 14.2-kg cylinder, a rate that was last revised in April 2025.
The increase follows two months of reductions in commercial LPG prices. In December, rates were cut by Rs 15.50 per cylinder, and in the previous month by Rs 5. Despite this, the fresh hike has pushed prices back up, affecting hotels, restaurants and other commercial users. Prices of 5-kg Free Trade LPG cylinders were also increased by Rs 27.
Oil companies attributed the rise to higher global LPG prices during the winter season, when demand increases for heating. This has offset the recent softening of crude oil prices. Domestic LPG prices, however, have been kept unchanged to protect household consumers from inflationary pressure.
At the same time, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were cut sharply. In Delhi, ATF rates fell by Rs 7,353.75 per kilolitre, or 7.3 per cent, bringing the price down to Rs 92,323.02 per kilolitre. The reduction follows three consecutive monthly hikes and is expected to ease cost pressures on airlines, for whom fuel accounts for nearly 40 per cent of operating expenses.
ATF prices were also reduced in other metros, with rates in Mumbai at Rs 86,352.19 per kilolitre, Chennai at Rs 95,770, and Kolkata at Rs 95,378.02. The cut reverses a large part of the cumulative increase seen since October.
Meanwhile, petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged across the country. In Delhi, petrol continues to retail at Rs 94.72 per litre and diesel at Rs 87.62. Prices in other metro cities have also stayed stable following the Rs 2 per-litre cut announced in March last year.
Oil marketing companies revise LPG and ATF prices on the first day of every month based on international benchmarks and currency movements, while retail fuel prices have remained frozen for months despite fluctuations in global crude oil markets.
