Guwahati, April 7 -- Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Monday that the Central government will hike the price of cooking gas or LPG cylinders for both Ujjwala and non-Ujjwala schemes up to Rs 50, effective Tuesday.

Addressing the Reporters at a conference in Delhi, Union Minister Hardeep Singh stated that, the price of the 14.2-kg LPG cylinder will increase fromRs 803 toRs 853 for general users and fromRs 503 toRs 553 per cylinder for users under the Ujjwala scheme.

He stated that the price per cylinder of LPG will increase byRs 50. From 500, it will go up to 550 (for PMUY beneficiaries), and for others, it will go up fromRs 803 toRs 853.

"The ministry will review the steps as we go along. We review these every 2-3 wee...