Commercial LPG cylinder prices were revised upward effective 1 June, pushing the cost of a 19-kg commercial cylinder in Delhi to ₹3,113.50 — a jump of ₹42 — as oil marketing companies passed on the latest round of fuel cost increases to businesses. The hike adds fresh pressure on restaurants, hotels, caterers, and small enterprises that depend on commercial cooking gas.

City-Wise Price Impact

The revision is not uniform across cities. In Kolkata, the increase is steeper at ₹53.50, taking the retail price to ₹3,255.50 per cylinder. A 19-kg commercial cylinder now retails at ₹3,024.50 in Mumbai, ₹3,232 in Chennai, ₹3,294 in Hyderabad, and ₹3,322 in Patna.

Oil marketing companies have also raised the price of 5-kg Free Trade LPG (FTL) cylinders by ₹11, taking the Delhi rate to ₹821.50. Notably, prices of domestic LPG cylinders have been left unchanged, offering some relief to household consumers.

A Sharp Climb Since January

The June 1 revision is the latest in a series of steep monthly increases that have more than doubled commercial LPG costs within five months. In January, a 19-kg cylinder in Delhi was priced at ₹1,691.50. Since then, prices have surged by over ₹1,400 through successive revisions: ₹49 in February, ₹115 in March, and a record ₹993 jump in April alone. Rates held at elevated levels through May before being revised again in June.

This is the sharpest cumulative increase in commercial LPG prices in recent memory, and it arrives at a time when businesses are already absorbing higher transportation and raw material costs.

Wider Fuel Cost Surge

The LPG hike is part of a broader upward movement across fuel categories. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices in Delhi and adjoining areas have risen by ₹2 per kg to ₹83.09 per kg, with a cumulative increase of ₹6 per kg across four revisions since 15 May.

Petrol prices have increased by ₹7.35 per litre and diesel by ₹7.53 per litre in multiple rounds in recent weeks. For businesses that rely on both road transport and commercial cooking fuel, the compounded cost pressure is significant.

What Is Driving the Increases

Industry observers attribute the sustained rise to ongoing volatility in global energy markets and disruptions in international supply chains, which continue to influence domestic fuel pricing across sectors. The government has not announced any subsidy or relief mechanism for commercial LPG users at this stage.

With fuel costs rising on multiple fronts simultaneously, commercial establishments — particularly small and mid-scale food businesses — face mounting pressure on margins, and analysts expect the cumulative impact to feed into consumer prices in the weeks ahead.