Govt claims LPG prices have fallen by Rs 100 in May

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The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in a statement on Tuesday said that in the recent months there has been a fall of around Rs 100 in the retail selling price of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) (non-subsidised price) in Delhi.

This comes after some of the reports alleged hike in LPG price in past few months.

In its statement, the ministry claimed that the retail selling price of LPG (non-subsidised price) at Delhi has come down from Rs 747 in the month of December 2017 to Rs 650.50 in the month of May 2018, which is a fall of Rs 96.50, news agency ANI reported.

It said that the effective cost to the consumer after subsidy has also come down from Rs 495.69 in December 2017 to Rs 491.21 in May 2018.