Ask anyone what a gas cylinder cost five years ago and you’ll get a confident answer that’s usually wrong. Some remember ₹600, some ₹1,100, and both are right, just for different years. The price of a household cylinder has been on quite a ride since 2021: up past ₹1,100, down to ₹803, and back up to ₹942 today.
This page lays out every change to the 14.2 kg domestic cylinder price over the last five years, using IndianOil’s own published rates, along with what drove the big moves and how the commercial cylinder behaved over the same period.
Five Years at a Glance
- Price today (Delhi): ₹942, since 7 June 2026
- Five-year high: ₹1,103, from 1 March to 29 August 2023
- Five-year low: ₹803, from 9 March 2024 to 7 April 2025
- Net change since September 2021: up ₹57.50, from ₹884.50 to ₹942
- Price changes in five years: 12, of which 10 were increases and 2 were cuts
That net change surprises most people. After all the hikes of 2021 to 2023, the two big cuts in 2023 and 2024 brought the price almost back to where it started.
Every Domestic Price Change Since September 2021
Rates are for a 14.2 kg domestic cylinder in the four metros. The change column is for Delhi.
| Effective date | Delhi | Kolkata | Mumbai | Chennai | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2021 | ₹884.50 | ₹911.00 | ₹884.50 | ₹900.50 | +₹25 |
| 6 Oct 2021 | ₹899.50 | ₹926.00 | ₹899.50 | ₹915.50 | +₹15 |
| 22 Mar 2022 | ₹949.50 | ₹976.00 | ₹949.50 | ₹965.50 | +₹50 |
| 7 May 2022 | ₹999.50 | ₹1,026.00 | ₹999.50 | ₹1,015.50 | +₹50 |
| 19 May 2022 | ₹1,003.00 | ₹1,029.00 | ₹1,002.50 | ₹1,018.50 | +₹3.50 |
| 6 Jul 2022 | ₹1,053.00 | ₹1,079.00 | ₹1,052.50 | ₹1,068.50 | +₹50 |
| 1 Mar 2023 | ₹1,103.00 | ₹1,129.00 | ₹1,102.50 | ₹1,118.50 | +₹50 |
| 30 Aug 2023 | ₹903.00 | ₹929.00 | ₹902.50 | ₹918.50 | −₹200 |
| 9 Mar 2024 | ₹803.00 | ₹829.00 | ₹802.50 | ₹818.50 | −₹100 |
| 8 Apr 2025 | ₹853.00 | ₹879.00 | ₹852.50 | ₹868.50 | +₹50 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | ₹913.00 | ₹939.00 | ₹912.50 | ₹928.50 | +₹60 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | ₹942.00 | ₹968.00 | ₹941.50 | ₹957.50 | +₹29 |
These are non-subsidised retail prices. Ujjwala beneficiaries pay less on their subsidised refills, because a targeted subsidy is credited to them separately.
The Story Behind the Numbers
2021 and 2022: the long climb
Through late 2021 and all of 2022, the price rose step by step, from ₹884.50 to ₹1,053. International energy prices were high, and after the war in Ukraine began in early 2022 they climbed further. The two hikes in May 2022 took the Delhi price past ₹1,000 for the first time, and July added another ₹50.
2023: the peak, then the biggest cut
A ₹50 hike on 1 March 2023 took the price to its five-year high of ₹1,103. Six months later came the largest single change in this whole table. On 29 August 2023, the Union Cabinet cut the price by ₹200 for all domestic consumers, bringing Delhi down to ₹903 from the next day. For Ujjwala families, the total benefit came to ₹400 a cylinder.
2024: another cut, and the longest quiet stretch
On Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, the Prime Minister announced a further ₹100 cut, and the Delhi price fell to ₹803 from 9 March. It then stayed at ₹803 for about 13 months, the longest period without any change in these five years.
2025: back up by ₹50
From 8 April 2025, the price rose by ₹50 to ₹853. The government said the increase would help the oil companies offset the losses they were making by selling domestic LPG below cost.
2026: the West Asia shock
This year’s two hikes were driven by the conflict in West Asia and the disruption to shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, through which most of India’s imported LPG passes. The price went up by ₹60 on 7 March and by ₹29 on 7 June, reaching ₹942. Even so, the government kept the household price well below cost, while the commercial cylinder took the full force of the rise.
Where the Price Stood at the End of Each Year
- December 2021: ₹899.50
- December 2022: ₹1,053
- December 2023: ₹903
- December 2024: ₹803
- December 2025: ₹853
- September 2026: ₹942
A Slightly Longer View
Go back a little further and the picture changes. In May 2020, a domestic cylinder cost just ₹581.50 in Delhi, the lowest point in recent years. That was also around the time the cash subsidy for general consumers stopped reaching bank accounts in most of India. From there, the price rose through 2020 and 2021 as international prices recovered, and it hasn’t been anywhere near ₹600 since.
So compared with May 2020, today’s ₹942 is about 62 per cent higher. Compared with September 2021, it’s only about 6.5 per cent higher.
What the Commercial Cylinder Did
The 19 kg commercial cylinder tells a very different story, because it isn’t cushioned the way the household cylinder is. Here’s the Delhi rate at a few points along the way:
| Date | 19 kg commercial (Delhi) |
|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2021 | ₹1,693.00 |
| 1 Jan 2022 | ₹1,998.50 |
| 1 May 2022 | ₹2,355.50 |
| 1 Jan 2023 | ₹1,769.00 |
| 1 Jan 2024 | ₹1,755.50 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | ₹1,804.00 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | ₹1,691.50 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | ₹3,113.50 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | ₹2,747.50 |
For four years, the commercial rate moved up and down without ever reaching ₹2,400, and in January 2026 it was actually slightly lower than in September 2021. Then, in five months of 2026, it nearly doubled to a five-year high of ₹3,113.50 in June, before easing to ₹2,747.50. The commercial cylinder is revised on the 1st of almost every month, and it follows international prices much more closely.
Patterns Worth Noticing
Most household price changes don’t happen on the 1st
Of the 12 changes in the domestic table, only two took effect on the 1st of a month. The rest came on dates like the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 19th, 22nd and 30th. So a “no change on the 1st” doesn’t mean no change that month.
The gap between cities barely moves
Across all five years, Kolkata has paid about ₹26 more than Delhi, Chennai about ₹15 to ₹16 more, and Mumbai the same as Delhi or 50 paise less. When the price changes, it changes by almost exactly the same amount everywhere. The difference between cities comes from transport costs and local levies, and those stay fairly steady.
Long flat periods are normal
The household price has sometimes stayed unchanged for a year or more, such as from March 2024 to April 2025. Changes usually come in response to big shifts in international prices, or as government decisions.
Why This History Is Useful
- Spotting fake forwards. If a message claims the price has “doubled in two years”, you can check it against the table in ten seconds.
- Household budgeting. Knowing that changes are usually ₹25 to ₹60 at a time, with long flat stretches in between, helps you plan better than guessing.
- Understanding the news. When a headline says commercial LPG rose by ₹100, you’ll know that’s often a separate story from what happens to your own cylinder.
Quick Answers
What was the highest domestic LPG price in the last five years?
₹1,103 in Delhi, from 1 March to 29 August 2023.
When was the biggest price cut?
30 August 2023, when the price was cut by ₹200 for all domestic consumers.
What did a domestic cylinder cost in 2021?
Between ₹694 and ₹899.50 in Delhi during the year. It ended 2021 at ₹899.50.
How much has the price gone up in five years?
By ₹57.50 in Delhi, from ₹884.50 in September 2021 to ₹942 today.
What is the highest commercial cylinder price ever recorded in this period?
₹3,113.50 in Delhi, from 1 June 2026.
Five Years in One Line
The household cylinder climbed from ₹884.50 to a peak of ₹1,103, fell to ₹803 after two government cuts, and has now worked its way back up to ₹942. The commercial cylinder did almost nothing for four years and then nearly doubled in a few months of 2026.
The rates in this article come from the price history IndianOil publishes on its website. We add a new row to the table every time the price changes.
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