Overview
- Oil marketing companies raised non‑subsidised 14.2‑kg LPG to Rs 913 in Delhi and increased 19‑kg commercial cylinders by about Rs 114.5–115 to Rs 1,883, effective March 7.
- Invoking the Essential Commodities Act on March 5, the government directed all refiners to maximise LPG output and supply propane/butane only to IOCL, BPCL and HPCL for domestic use.
- Officials said supplies are comfortable, citing roughly 25 days of LPG inventory and diversified sourcing, and government sources indicated no plan to raise petrol or diesel prices.
- Supply diversification includes US LPG shipments that began in January and a US Treasury 30‑day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase certain stranded Russian oil cargoes.
- Ujjwala beneficiaries continue to receive a Rs 300 subsidy per 14.2‑kg cylinder, putting the effective Delhi price near Rs 613, even as industrial users face tighter petrochemical feedstock.