5-kg LPG cylinders to be sold at petrol pumps across India
Posted on: 05/Nov/2013 1:04:36 PM
The Government of India launched the sale of 5-kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinders on 5th October. After the success of pilot programmes in five metro cities, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today allowed the sale of 5-kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinders at petrol pumps across the country. The scheme, launched on October 5, allowed petrol pumps owned and operated by oil companies in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru to sell the 5-kg cylinders. Company owned and operated outlets make up for 3 per cent of the 47,000 petrol pumps in the country. Now, Moily has permitted the sale of these smaller cylinders at all petrol pumps across the country.
The smaller cylinders will be sold at market rates, which are more than double the subsidized price of Rs 410 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi.
The scheme will be a boon for the migratory population such as students, IT professionals and BPO employees, as well as people with odd work hours. It offers them the flexibility to pick up cylinders and obtain refills at the time of their choice because petrol stations are open for longer hours than LPG dealers.
