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LPG, kerosene prices may go up every month
New Delhi: LPG, Kerosene Prices May Go Up Every Month, After diesel, the Central government is considering raising cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene rates in small doses of Rs 5 per cylinder and Rs 0.50-1 a litre every month to wipe out Rs 80,000 crore subsidy on the two fuels.
- LPG may rise by Rs 5, Kerosene by up to Rs 1
- Modi govt planning to adopt diesel model
- Centre reportedly working on CNG price also
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New Delhi: After diesel, the Central government is considering raising cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene rates in small doses of Rs 5 per cylinder and Rs 0.50-1 a litre every month to wipe out Rs 80,000 crore subsidy on the two fuels.
The previous UPA government had in January 2013 decided to raise diesel prices by up to 50 paise litre every month. But for aberrations on two occasions, the monthly increases have taken place regularly to trim subsidy on diesel to just Rs 1.62 a litre.
This too looks set to be wiped off to make the fuel deregulated or free, with the new government continuing with the UPA decision. Following the diesel model, the oil ministry is now proposing monthly increases in LPG and kerosene rates, sources privy to the development said.
Subsidy on LPG currently is a staggering Rs. 43271 per 14.2-kg cylinder and at Rs 5 per month increase it will take 7 years to wipe out the subsidy. Sources said the ministry is of the view that the monthly increases can be as high as Rs 10 if the political leadership takes a stand.
On kerosene, the subsidy currently is Rs 32.87 per litre and at Re 1 hike per month it would take more than two-and-a-half years to wipe out the subsidy. Fuel subsidy, they said, is the biggest drain on the exchequer. In the current fiscal, subsidy on diesel, LPG and kerosene is estimated at Rs 115,548 crore. Of this, LPG accounts for Rs 50,324 crore and kerosene Rs 29,488 crore. This subsidy is met through a combination of direct cash dole from the budget and contribution by state-owned firms like ONGC. The PMO and the petroleum ministry are also deliberating hard to work on an acceptable price level of CNG and PNG as per the Rangarajan Gas Price Formula. The deadline fixed for the CNG and PNG is set as July 1.
