Sunita Somvanshi
If you run a restaurant, canteen, tea stall, or catering business, your cooking gas just got more expensive. If you use the standard household cylinder at home, your price is unchanged.
Effective September 1, 2026, state-owned Oil Marketing Companies revised the price of 19-kilogram commercial LPG cylinders upward. In Mumbai, the commercial cylinder price moved to approximately ₹2,701. The increase across major cities ranged roughly between ₹9.50 and ₹11.50 per cylinder, depending on local taxes and freight rates.
The 14.2-kilogram domestic cylinder — the one used in most Indian homes for cooking — was reported unchanged. In Mumbai, the domestic cylinder remains at approximately ₹941.50.
Why the prices move differently
Commercial cylinders are priced closer to market rates, which means they respond faster to changes in international gas benchmarks. Oil Marketing Companies review commercial LPG prices monthly and adjust based on global propane and butane import costs, including international LPG import benchmarks.
This September revision on commercial cylinders follows two consecutive months in which prices had been reduced — so this is a reversal of recent direction, not an ongoing streak of increases.
What it means practically
For a small dhaba or tea stall using three to four commercial cylinders a month, the monthly gas bill goes up by roughly ₹30 to ₹46. For larger catering operations, the cost impact scales up with volume.
Households cooking at home on domestic cylinders are not affected by this revision.
City-by-city figures vary. For the most current pricing in your city, check directly with Indian Oil Corporation, HPCL, or BPCL — the three Oil Marketing Companies that publish monthly price revisions.
