LPG price in Shimla, are largely dependent on international prices of crude. When these go higher, LPG cylinder rates in Shimla also tend to move higher. For the poorer sections, the government has subsidized these prices. Cooking gas is now easily accessible to most of the population in Shimla. Price of Non-Subsidised LPG cylinders today in Shimla is at ₹ 848.50. These are revised every month by the government of India. LPG is known to be a very clean fuel, which is why it is preferred. There has been a substantial rise in the use of this gas for domestic and commercial purposes over the last few years.
Type | Price | Price Change |
Domestic (14.2 Kg) | ₹ 848.50 | ₹ -100.00 |
Commercial (19 Kg) | ₹ 1,898.00 | ₹ 25.50 |
Domestic (5 Kg) | ₹ 317.50 | ₹ -35.50 |
Commercial (47.5 Kg) | ₹ 4,739.50 | ₹ 64.00 |
Date | Domestic (14.2 Kg) | Commercial (19 Kg) |
Feb 2024 | ₹ 948.50 0 | ₹ 1,872.50 14 |
Jan 2024 | ₹ 948.50 0 | ₹ 1,858.50 -2 |
Dec 2023 | ₹ 948.50 0 | ₹ 1,860.00 -19 |
Nov 2023 | ₹ 948.50 0 | ₹ 1,878.50 44 |
Oct 2023 | ₹ 948.50 0 | ₹ 1,834.50 202 |
Sep 2023 | ₹ 948.50 0 | ₹ 1,632.00 -158 |
Aug 2023 | ₹ 948.50 -200 | ₹ 1,789.50 -93 |
Jul 2023 | ₹ 1,148.50 0 | ₹ 1,882.50 |
Jun 2023 | ₹ 1,148.50 0 | - |
May 2023 | ₹ 1,148.50 0 | - |
The LPG cylinder in India will be delivered to all the households doorsteps. This practice is followed since many years in the country. The customer will book for refilling a new cylinder once it is empty either through SMS mode or online more or IVRS mode or by using the mobile app or by physically visiting the dealer.
After the booking of an LPG gas cylinder is done, the dealer will get the booking details of the customer and will, in turn, generate a bill and dispatch the cylinder to the customer’s home for home delivery through the delivery team. The delivery boy will deliver the LPG cylinder to the customer's house and will collect the price of the LPG cylinder along with the delivery charges after handing over the LPG cylinder bill to the customer.
Natural Gas is a kind of fossil fuel which can be used as a source for cooking, electricity generation, heating purposes. It can even be used as a fuel to run the vehicles. It is formed when the decomposed animals and plants are exposed to extreme pressure and heat when they are inside the earth’s surface for millions of years.
Features of Natural Gas
The following are the features of Natural Gas
• It is easily found in nature.
• It is abundantly available on the planet earth.
• It is highly flammable in nature due to the presence of methane at high levels.
• It is colourless, odourless and tasteless.
• It is less corrosive in nature due to high methane and low carbon composition.
• The density of the gas is less than that of air and hence it is lighter than air.
• In case of leakage, it easily dissipates into the air.