- From today, the price of LPG will be Rs 215.95 per kg.
- The price hike means that an 11.8 kg cylinder will now cost Rs 2,548.29.
- The government had maintained the status quo on the prices of petroleum products a day ago.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Thursday increased the prices. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Rs.11.79 per kg.
As per the notification issued by the regulator, the price of LPG will be Rs 215.95 per kg from today. The price means that an 11.8 kg cylinder will now cost Rs 2,548.29, an increase of Rs 139.19.
last monthOGRA had hiked LPG prices by Rs 2.96 per kg to Rs 204.16 per kg for November.
The increase made a domestic LPG cylinder (11.8 kg) costlier by Rs 34.91, while the price of a commercial cylinder (45.4 kg) increased by Rs 134.
A day earlier, the government kept the prices of petrol and diesel unchanged for the next fortnight.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made this announcement during a meeting with the International Monetary Fund.