LPG cylinders cheaper by Rs 100 due to better forex rates

| Jul 01, 2019, 12:20:15 PM | Mirror Now
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Subsidised and non-subsidised LPG cooking gas gets cheaper by Rs 100 from today due to favourable forex rates. Price of subsidised LPG cylinders will now cost Rs 494.50 after adjusting the subsidy from the government. Similarly, the price of unsubsidised domestic LPG cylinder will come down to Rs 637 from Rs 737.50. The low price of LPG cylinders is due to softening prices in the international market and a favourable dollar-rupee exchange rate.

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