New Delhi: The prices of CNG and cooking gas piped to household kitchens in the national capital were hiked by Rs 3 per kg to Rs 78.61 per Kg. The new price will come into effect from today.
This is the 14th increase in price since 7th March.
Rates were last increased by Rs 2 per kg on May 21. In all, CNG price has risen by Rs 22.60 per kg during this period, Since April 2021, CNG prices have increased by Rs 35.21 per kg or 80%, according to a data compiled by PTI.
Simultaneously, the rates of gas piped to household kitchens, called piped natural gas (PNG), was increased to Rs 53.59 per standard cubic metre in Delhi from Rs 50.59 per scm, according to IGL.
It is the 10th increase in PNG rates since August 2021. In all prices have gone up by Rs 29.93 per scm, or almost 91%.
Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) said rates of CNG and PNG have also been increased in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram as well as other cities where it operates such as Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Ajmer in Rajasthan.
The price increase follows the government raising natural gas prices by 40% to a record $8.57 per million British thermal unit from October 1.
