IndianOil lists a 19kg commercial Indane LPG cylinder in Chennai at ₹2,983 from October 1. Compared with its September 1 price of ₹2,916.50, that is an increase of ₹66.50.
Monthly LPG news matters to restaurant fuel budgets and households planning their next refill. But a headline about a cylinder-price rise does not mean every customer faces the same additional charge.
Chennai prices: compare the same cylinder
| Cylinder / period | Listed price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 19kg commercial · September 1 | ₹2,916.50 | Previous commercial price |
| 19kg commercial · October 1 | ₹2,983.00 | +₹66.50 per cylinder |
| 14.2kg domestic · current listed rate | ₹957.50 | Separate table, dated June 7 |
IndianOil’s Chennai listings checked October 2. These are not all-India rates or every supplier’s charges.
Cylinder size changes the answer
IndianOil publishes separate 19kg commercial and 14.2kg domestic tables. The October update appears on the commercial table. Chennai’s domestic entry is ₹957.50, with that table still labelled as last updated on June 7.
The commercial increase should not simply be added to a domestic refill bill. This table also cannot establish every other supplier’s charge, another city’s price or an individual customer’s cost after any applicable subsidy.
Compare like with like across months
The Chennai change comes from subtracting the same 19kg entry in the previous-price table: ₹2,983 minus ₹2,916.50 equals ₹66.50. A rise quoted without a city should not replace a comparison of the location the customer actually uses.
For a business buying ten of these 19kg refills, the listed-price increase adds ₹665: ten times ₹66.50. That is a simple fuel-budget calculation, not a forecast of restaurant menu prices. The tables do not establish how much of the revision came from each underlying cost.
Check the order, then the bill
Before a refill, match the cylinder size, domestic or commercial category, supplier and delivery city to the price shown during ordering. Comparing the same specification with an earlier receipt provides a practical starting point for measuring the change in cost.
How much a restaurant passes through to menu prices is a separate business decision. A higher cylinder price does not establish an identical percentage rise in the cost of eating out. The next official price table and the customer’s actual bill are the useful follow-up checks.
Checked IndianOil’s current and historical tables. The ₹66.50 change is our subtraction. Causes, subsidies and individual final bills were not verified.
- IndianOil — current Indane prices ↗
- IndianOil — previous 19kg commercial prices ↗
- IndianOil — previous domestic prices ↗