Delivery men carry LPG cylinders on rickshaws in New Delhi on Sunday (December 1, 2024).
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Jet fuel, or ATF, price on Sunday (December 1, 2024) was hiked by 1.45%, and rates of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants increased by ₹16.5 per 19-kg cylinder in the monthly revision done in line with international oil price trends.
The aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was increased by ₹1,318.12 per kilolitre, or 1.45%, to ₹91,856.84 per kl in the national capital — home to one of the busiest airports in the country, according to state-owned fuel retailers.
This is the second straight monthly increase in jet fuel prices. Rates were increased by ₹2,941.5 per kl (3.3%) on November 1. That hike came after two rounds of reduction, which had taken the rates to their lowest level this year. The ATF price on October 1 was cut by 6.3% (₹5,883 per kl) and by ₹4,495.5 per kl, or 4.58%, on September 1, 2024.
The ATF price in Mumbai was increased to ₹85,861.02 per kl on Sunday (December 1, 2024) from ₹84,642.91 previously.
Oil firms also increased the price of commercial LPG by ₹16.5 to ₹1818.50 per 19-kg cylinder.
This is the fifth straight monthly hike in commercial LPG price. Rates were hiked by ₹62 per 19-kg cylinder at the last revision on November 1.
In five price increases, commercial LPG rates have hiked by ₹172.5 per 19-kg cylinder. Rates are now at their highest level in one year.
The increases negated the four monthly reductions prior to the current cycle that started in August. In the four rounds, prices had been cut by ₹148 per 19-kg cylinder.
Commercial LPG now costs ₹1771 per 19-kg cylinder in Mumbai, ₹1,927 in Kolkata, and ₹1,980 in Chennai.
Prices of ATF and LPG differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes including VAT.
The rate of cooking gas used in domestic households, however, remained unchanged at ₹803 per 14.2-kg cylinder.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) revise prices of ATF and cooking gas on the first of every month based on the average price of benchmark international fuel and foreign exchange rate.
Prices of petrol and diesel continue to remain frozen. Rates had been cut by ₹2 per litre in mid-March ahead of the general elections. Petrol costs ₹94.72 a litre in Delhi while diesel is priced at ₹87.62.
Published – December 01, 2024 04:47 pm IST
