Natural gas prices cut by 20%; CNG, cooking gas to be cheaper
Price of natural gas produced from existing fields of state-owned ONGC and Reliance Industries has been cut to USD 3.06 per million British thermal unit with effect from Friday, an oil ministry official said.
Mar 31, 2016, 18:27 PM IST
Govt to give 5 crore LPG connections on concessional rate
Government will provide five crore LPG connections on a concessional rate to below poverty line (BPL) families over three years till 2018-19, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday.
Feb 29, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Booking LPG cylinder? Now you can pay online
Consumers can now make online payment for the cooking gas or LPG cylinders at the time of booking.
Jan 24, 2016, 22:41 PM IST
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Price of non-subsidised LPG hiked by Rs 61.5 per cylinder
Jet fuel or ATF price was cut on Tuesday by a marginal 1.2 percent, the third reduction in as many months, while rate of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was hiked by Rs 61.50 a cylinder due to global cues.
Dec 01, 2015, 14:05 PM IST
DNA: Nepal turns to China for fuel after India restricts supply
Fuel-starved Nepal has signed an agreement with China to provide gasoline, diesel and cooking gas after India restricted its supplies as a result of ongoing political protests in the Himalayan nati
Nov 02, 2015, 23:44 PM IST
Non-subsidised LPG rate hiked by Rs 27.50 per cylinder
The hike in rate comes on back of four straight monthly reduction. Non-subsidised LPG price was last cut on October 1 by Rs 42 to Rs 517.50 in Delhi.
Nov 02, 2015, 17:10 PM IST
Make excise rates on LPG uniform: Oil Min to FinMin
LPG or domestic cooking gas, is sold in different pack sizes - 5 kg, 14.2 kg and 19 kg. A household customer is allowed 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each or 34 cylinders of 5 kg each during a year at subsidised rates. Any requirement beyond this has to be bought at market rate.
Oct 29, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
Govt allows RIL to sell LPG to private marketers
The government has permitted Reliance Industries to sell up to 1.2 lakh tonnes of LPG produced at its plants to private cooking gas marketers.
Aug 31, 2015, 19:06 PM IST
3.5 lakh well-off people have given up subsidised LPGs: PM Modi
Around 3.5 lakh well-off people have given up subsidised LPGs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, noting that the money saved on this will be diverted to those who still use wood for cooking.
Apr 12, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
Over 81% of LPG consumers join PaHaL scheme
More than 81 percent of the 14.5 crore LPG consumers have joined a scheme to get cash subsidy in their bank accounts, the oil ministry said Wednesday.
Mar 04, 2015, 21:34 PM IST
IOC rapped by consumber forum for using unfit LPG cylinders
Apex consumer panel NCDRC has castigated Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for using LPG cylinders beyond expiry date and asked the state-run oil firm to pay a compensation of Rs 2.25 lakh to a victim of cylinder blast.
Jan 19, 2015, 17:27 PM IST
Direct LPG subsidy transfer to users across nation from Jan
Beginning new year, LPG consumers across the country will start getting cash subsidy so that they can buy the cooking fuel at market price.
Dec 15, 2014, 21:39 PM IST
Only few giving up LPG subsidy voluntarily
Over 12,450 LPG users have so far voluntarily given up their subsidies, but this accounts for only 0.008 percent of about 15 crore domestic cooking gas consumers in the country.
Dec 15, 2014, 17:03 PM IST
Setback to non-state marketeers: Domestic LPG cannot be sold
In a setback to non-state LPG marketeers, the government's top law officer has ruled that all domestically produced cooking gas (LPG) should necessarily be sold to PSUs for subsidised sale to consumers.
Nov 10, 2014, 16:57 PM IST
Oil Ministry seeks Rs 8,183 cr in fuel subsidy
Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) had reported a revenue loss of about Rs 24,563 crore in the July-September quarter.
Nov 10, 2014, 14:51 PM IST
Oil cos' losses on sale of LPG, kerosene up 35%
Losses on sale of subsidised fuel have risen by 35 percent to Rs 188 crore per day even though oil firms have been losing less per unit on LPG and kerosene because of fall in international oil rates.
Nov 03, 2014, 19:54 PM IST
Subsidised LPG rate hiked by Rs 3 per cylinder
The increase in commission - which as per practice is passed on to consumers - has been effected from October 23.
Oct 29, 2014, 13:10 PM IST
No plan to curtail supply of subsidised LPG cylinders: Pradhan
The government has no plans to curtail supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) from current 12 cylinders per household in a year even as it looks to give cash subsidy to consumers across the country by June.
Oct 24, 2014, 17:39 PM IST
Non-subsidized LPG gas cylinder cheaper by Rs 19
On the back of global downward trend in international prices of cooking gas, the price of non-subsidized cooking gas has been cut by Rs 19 per cylinder for domestic use and Rs 32.50 per cylinder for commercial use.
Aug 31, 2014, 08:54 AM IST
