After petrol and diesel, rates of non-subsidised
cooking gas, non-PDS kerosene and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were today
raised in line with global trends.
Petrol price was
late last night hiked by Rs. 1.06 a litre to Rs. 62.19 per litre in
Delhi and diesel by Rs. 2.94 to Rs. 50.95 a litre.
The increase was followed up today with nearly Rs. 3 per litre hike in
price of non-PDS kerosene, according to state-owned oil companies.
Kerosene sold to non-ration card segment outside the subsidised public
distribution system (PDS) will cost Rs. 49,109.05 per kilolitre (kl) or
Rs. 49.1 a litre in Delhi as against Rs. 46,172.13 per kl previously.
Simultaneously, the oil firms raised prices of non-subsidised LPG,
which consumers buy after exhausting their quota of 12, by Rs. 18 per
14.2-kg cylinder.
Non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG)
now costs Rs. 527.50 in Delhi as against Rs. 509.50 previously. The hike
comes on back of three straight monthly reductions. Prices were last
cut by Rs. 4 on April 1.
Rates were reduced by Rs. 61.50 on March 1 and
Rs. 82.5 per 14.2-kg bottle on February 1.
Subsidised LPG costs Rs. 419.15 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi.
Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, price was today hiked by 1.5 per cent.
ATF price in Delhi was raised by Rs. 627 per kilolitre, or 1.48 pr
cent, to Rs. 42,784.01 per kl. The hike comes on the back of a steep 8.7
per cent or Rs. 3,371.55 per kl hike on April 1.
Prior to that, rates were hiked by steep 12 per cent, or Rs. 4,174.49, on March 1.
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