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Check your calendar. It is July 29th. In exactly 72 hours, India’s state-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) will convene in New Delhi to revise the monthly LPG rates.
Right now, an eerie silence hangs over the energy market. As you read this, the price of a standard 14.2-kg domestic red cylinder remains anchored at its peak-crisis baseline. But if my two decades covering India’s petroleum sector have taught me anything, it’s that this kind of silence is almost always the calm before a massive macroeconomic storm.
With Brent Crude recently spiking past $86 a barrel and a severe shipping blockade choking the Strait of Hormuz, the burning question isn’t just about what you are paying right now—it’s about the shock awaiting your wallet on Sunday morning.
🔴 Top Energy Bulletins Today (July 29, 2026)
- The 72-Hour Warning: OMCs are facing extreme margin pressures. Former executives warn that the domestic price freeze (held steady since the ₹29 hike in June) is mathematically unsustainable for August.
- Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint: LPG vessel imports to India face severe delays. Traffic in the critical Middle Eastern shipping corridor has plummeted by 81.7%, sending freight and insurance premiums soaring.
- Ujjwala KYC Rush: Panic is setting in across rural districts. Millions are rushing to gas agencies to update their e-KYC, terrified that technical glitches might halt their ₹300 Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) subsidy just as market prices turn volatile.
- The Commercial Gap: Restaurants are hoarding stock. Having received a massive ₹183.50 cut on July 1st, commercial establishments fear an aggressive price clawback on August 1st to offset OMC losses.
The Ultimate All-India LPG Price Matrix (As of Today)
Depending on where you live, the freight, logistics, and local taxes drastically alter the price of your cooking gas. Notice the punishing “geography tax” placed on the Northeast, hilly regions, and island territories.
Here is the exhaustive, state-by-state and UT-by-UT breakdown of LPG prices in every capital city as of this morning:
States
| State | Capital | Domestic (14.2 kg) | Commercial (19 kg) |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | ₹960.00 | ₹3,050.00 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | ₹1,020.00 | ₹3,150.00 |
| Assam | Dispur | ₹1,005.00 | ₹3,100.00 |
| Bihar | Patna | ₹975.00 | ₹3,110.00 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | ₹980.00 | ₹3,120.00 |
| Goa | Panaji | ₹955.00 | ₹3,010.00 |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | ₹945.00 | ₹2,950.00 |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | ₹940.00 | ₹2,940.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | ₹985.00 | ₹3,080.00 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | ₹975.00 | ₹3,100.00 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | ₹942.00 | ₹2,950.00 |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | ₹960.00 | ₹3,060.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | ₹950.00 | ₹2,980.00 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | ₹941.50 | ₹2,885.50 |
| Manipur | Imphal | ₹1,025.00 | ₹3,180.00 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | ₹1,030.00 | ₹3,200.00 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | ₹1,035.00 | ₹3,220.00 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | ₹1,030.00 | ₹3,190.00 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | ₹965.00 | ₹3,070.00 |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | ₹945.00 | ₹2,950.00 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | ₹945.00 | ₹2,960.00 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | ₹1,040.00 | ₹3,250.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | ₹957.50 | ₹3,106.00 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | ₹965.00 | ₹3,090.00 |
| Tripura | Agartala | ₹1,035.00 | ₹3,210.00 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | ₹955.00 | ₹2,990.00 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | ₹980.00 | ₹3,050.00 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | ₹968.00 | ₹3,081.50 |
Union Territories
| Union Territory | Capital/HQ | Domestic (14.2 kg) | Commercial (19 kg) |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | ₹1,050.00 | ₹3,300.00 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | ₹942.00 | ₹2,930.00 |
| DNHDD* | Daman | ₹945.00 | ₹2,940.00 |
| Delhi | New Delhi | ₹942.00 | ₹2,930.00 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar | ₹1,010.00 | ₹3,150.00 |
| Ladakh | Leh | ₹1,060.00 | ₹3,350.00 |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | ₹1,080.00 | ₹3,400.00 |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry | ₹1,050.00 | ₹3,250.00 |
| (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) |
The “Geography Tax” and the August Threat
Look closely at the data above. If you live in New Delhi or Mumbai, you are benefiting from baseline proximity to refineries and major import terminals. But if you live in Leh, Aizawl, or Port Blair, you are paying a punishing “geography tax” of over ₹100 extra per domestic cylinder.
Why does this matter right now? Because when international shipping logistics collapse—as they currently are in the Strait of Hormuz—the first thing to spike is the inland freight cost.
If OMCs are forced to push a price hike this Sunday to cover their bleeding margins, the regions already paying ₹1,000+ per cylinder will be the hardest hit. The inland transport costs to push these heavy steel cylinders up into the Himalayas or across the waters to Lakshadweep are skyrocketing.
The Bottom Line: You have exactly 72 hours until the music stops. If your cylinder feels light, do not wait for the weekend. Book your refill today. By Monday morning, that ₹942 baseline in the capital might be nothing more than a fond memory.
