LPG cylinder price: The government has made it very easy and flexible to book LPG connections. Gone are the days where you had to stand in queues to fill your LPG form. Now, in just a few clicks, you can actually apply for cooking gas. New LPG Connections are now available on demand across the country. If you do not have a LPG connection, then you can visit nearest Indane distributor serving in your area and register for the connection with a valid proof of identity and residence. You should note that, there are two types of LPG connections - subsidized and non-subsidized. The only difference between these two are that the former is cheaper and is given to only those who have linked their connection with their Aadhaar, while the latter is expensive and is sold to those who have not linked the same to the 12-digit biometric card. Once applied for a new LPG connection, you will start receiving the delivery within a few days time. 

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But did you know there are charges that you must pay for LPG cylinders at the time of delivery. Interestingly, if you have booked a cylinder from Indian Oil, then the company has a few charges for delivery, depending on the time zone you select. 

At IOCL, it is known that, normally LPG cylinders are delivered based on your booking in serial order on a first come first serve basis. There are no separate provisions for refill delivery.

You can now pick your convenient day and time too.  Under the preferred day and time delivery, you can now choose the service to receive the cylinder at home as per your choice but at a cost.

Here’s how IOCL charges you for your preferred day and time LPG cylinder delivery.  

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Hence, if you are looking for LPG cylinder delivery as per your choice, then note the above mentioned charges at IOCL.

Recently, for the month of March 2019, LPG cylinder price has been hiked massively, especially in the non-subsidised category.subsidised LPG cylinder in 14.2kg is priced at Rs 495.61 in Delhi, Rs 498.75 in Kolkata, Rs 493.32 in Mumbai and Rs 483.49 in Chennai. The price for this month, have been increased in the range of Rs 2.08 to Rs 2.18. 

On the other hand, A 14.2kg cylinder in non-subsidised category is now priced at Rs 701.50 in Delhi, Rs 727.50 in Kolkata, Rs 673.50 in Mumbai and Rs 717 in Chennai. With this, in Delhi the price has risen by Rs 42.5,  in Mumbai by Rs 43.5, in  Chennai by Rs 44  and Kolkata by Rs 44.5  compared to previous month.