The Indraprastha Gas Limited, Delhi's most prominent gas company, has hiked the price of cooking gas in the national capital. IGL informed the masses via Twitter that it is increasing the prices for piped cooking gas in Delhi and adjoining towns by Rs 2.63 per unit. This is the second hike in less than two weeks. The piped gas was being supplied at the rate of Rs 47.96 per standard cubic meter. It will now cost Rs 50.59 per SCM.
The increase is to "partially offset the increase in input gas cost," IGL said in a tweet.
In Mumbai, Mahanagar Gas Limited raised the prices of PNG by Rs 4 and CNG by Rs 6 per unit.
"Due to the significant increase in input gas cost, we have decided to recover the cost. Accordingly, we've increased the retail price of CNG to Rs 86 per kg and hiked domestic PNG by Rs 4 to Rs 52.50 in and around Mumbai," MGL said in a statement.
PNG prices have also been increased in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon.
Here's the list of PNG prices in major cities.
NCT of Delhi – Rs.50.59/- per SCM
Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad – Rs. 50.46/- per SCM
Karnal and Rewari – Rs.49.40/- per SCM
Gurugram – Rs.48.79/- per SCM
Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Shamli – Rs.53.97/- per SCM
Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand - Rs.56.23/- per SCM
Kanpur, Hamirpur and Fatehpur - Rs.53.10/-per SCM
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