With the latest ₹29 hike in the price of a cylinder of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), in Chennai, a cylinder now costs ₹ 957.50 from Sunday (June 7, 2026). The last price revision was done on March 7, when it went up by ₹60 per refill.

In a span of three months it has gone up by ₹89/14.2 kg cylinder. Customers who have already booked their refills but have not received the same, will have to pay the revised rate. Their bills would be cancelled and fresh ones made. If consumers had made the payment online, they can pay the difference in the amount to the delivery boys.

Consumer activist T. Sadagopan said this revision was an early morning shocker. The whole of last year, OMCs made a profit of 150% but this year they say they cannot absorb the losses, which is unfair. The poor consumers are already burdened with high petrol and diesel costs. The amount that a family spends on provisions and gas is going up every month. The salaried class is finding it difficult to survive even on two salaries. The government could perhaps consider some kind of dole for the tax payers, he added.

Meanwhile, oil industry sources said the OMCs were spending an additional ₹700 on every cylinder and were not passing on this burden to the consumers.

LPG distributors said with each revision they had to spend more on buying cylinders and supplies were still not normal. “We are getting only half of our requirements. We are being told to slow down on distribution. In case of emergencies, we do manage to send a cylinder or two on a priority basis. That is all. Otherwise, all of us have backlogs,” said a distributor.