CNG prices hiked by Rs 2.5 per kg for second consecutive day. Check latest rates here.
India Today
The rate of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) was hiked by Rs 2.5 per kilogram on Thursday, April 7. Check the latest rates in Delhi, Haryana, Noida, Ghaziabad and Rajasthan here.
The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) saw another hike of Rs 2.5 per kilogram for the second consecutive day on Thursday, April 7. With this, the retail price of CNG has touched Rs 69.11 per Kg in Delhi and Rs 71.67 per Kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.
On Wednesday, CNG prices in Delhi, Mumbai and Gujarat saw steep hikes after the government raised input natural gas prices to record levels. Within a week, there had been a total hike of Rs 9.10 per kg in the total retail cost of CNG. Take a look at prices in some areas in Haryana, Delhi, Noida and Rajasthan today.
Natural gas when compressed, becomes CNG for use as fuel in automobiles. The same gas is also piped to household kitchens and industries for cooking and other purposes.
Meanwhile, a record 137-day hiatus in petrol and diesel price revision ended on March 22. On the same day, the price of a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder was increased to Rs 949.50 in the national capital. In some places, the LPG price has touched Rs 1,000.
Last week, MGL had announced a reduction in the retail price of CNG by Rs 6 per kg and piped gas by Rs 3.50 per scm, effective April 1 after the Maharashtra government cut VAT on the fuel from 13.5 per cent to 3 per cent.
Accordingly, the retail price of CNG was cut by Rs 6 to Rs 60 per kg and domestic piped natural gas (PNG) by Rs 3.50 to Rs 36 per standard cubic meter (scm) in and around Mumbai. However, the rates have now been increased.
(With inputs from PTI)
