Days after Budget 2021, the commercial cylinder in Uttar Pradesh's Agra has become expensive by 190 rupees. The price of a 19 kg cylinder has reached Rs 1572 per cylinder now.
The district consumes around 50,000 commercial cylinders every month. A major part of the consumption is in hotels, restaurants, confectionery, etc. Traders in Agra are in great discontent due to the sudden increase in the prices of commercial cylinders. Notably, hotels and restaurants are not getting a huge number of customers at present due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is also a decline in business at sweets shops. In such a situation, the increase in the price will directly burden them.
Vipul Purohit, president of Agra division of All India Indane Distributors Association, and Santosh Sikarwar, president of Agra LPG Distributors Association, said that this time the hike of Rs 190 in the commercial cylinder has given a big blow to the traders.
Meanwhile, the household consumer is unaffected as the rates of domestic cylinders remain stable. The prices of 14 kg LPG cylinders have not changed, they are stable at Rs 707 per cylinder.
In October, the price of a commercial cylinder was Rs 1,198. It has been steadily increasing since then.
In November, the prices were increased to Rs 1274 per cylinder. The price of a 19 kg cylinder has also hiked twice in December. It was increased to Rs 1329 from December 1, while it increased again in December itself to Rs 1365.50.
On January 1, there was an increase of Rs 16.50 and the price of commercial cylinders was Rs 1382.