Non-subsidised LPG rate hiked Rs 27.50 a cylinder; ATF price cut marginally

Jet fuel or aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price has been cut marginally, while rate of non-subsidised cooking gas LPG has been hiked by Rs 27.50 a cylinder in line with global trends.

ATF price in Delhi has been cut by Rs 142.56 per kilolitre, or 0.3 per cent, to Rs 43,041.61 per kilolitre, oil companies announced on Monday. Rates vary from airport to airport depending on the local sales tax or value-added tax.

Simultaneously, the oil firms have also raised prices of non-subsidised LPG, which consumers buy after exhausting their quota of subsidised cooking fuel, by Rs 27.5 per 14.2-kg bottle. Non-subsidised cooking gas now costs Rs 545 in Delhi.

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.