No Hike Of LPG, Kerosene Prices: Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

NEW DELHIi: Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that there is no proposal to increase rates of subsidized LPG, kerosene and diesel.

"There is no such proposal with the government," Pradhan said with reference to a report that his ministry is considering a note to the cabinet for raising kerosene and LPG prices as recommended by an expert committee.

The Kirit Parikh panel has recommended raising kerosene prices by 4-5 per litre and LPG by 250 per cylinder.

"It is clarified that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas is not proposing any increase in their prices", the ministry said in a statement.

Pradhan also said there is no fresh proposal to increase LPG prices or to change the duty structure on diesel.

State-run oil marketing companies Wednesday increased prices of non-subsidized cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas by 16.50 per cylinder and aviation turbine fuel or jet fuel by over half percent as global crude prices surged due to the Iraq crisis.

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