New Delhi: The day after the government boosted 62 percent of natural gas prices produced from the domestic field, which was given to companies in the pre-supply era, Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) on Friday collecting CNG prices of Rs 2.28 per kg and PNG rates of RS 2.55 per unit, marking one of the steepest increases since 2012.
From Saturday, CNG will cost Rs 47.48 per kg in Delhi and Rs 53.45 per kg at National Capital Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad .
It costs Rs 55.81 per kg in Gurugram, RS 56.50 in Rewari, Rs 54.70 in Karnal and Kaital, Rs 60.71 in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Shamli, Rs 63.97 in Kanpur, Fatehpur and Hamirpur and Rs 62 , 41 in Ajmer.
The increase in CNG prices can generate demand for higher rates of bus operators, taxis and autorickshaw.
But the IGL said the effects of per-km at the cost of running vehicles will be ignored and that CNG will still offer savings of more than 60 percent of gasoline and diesel at their current prices.
It was added to Autos, the increase would be 6 Paise per km, for a taxi, it would be 11 Paise per km and in terms of the bus, the increase would be rs 1.65 per km.
PNG to households in Delhi will cost Rs 33.01 per unit, up from the hospital.
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In Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, PNG will cost Rs 32.86 per unit for households.
In Rewari and Karnal, new rates will be Rs 31.81 per unit, while the Gurugram will be Rs 31.20.
At Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Shamli, PNG will cost Rs 36.37 per unit.
IGL said the revision of the increase would compensate for the effects of the increase in natural gas prices only slightly.
Days after the increase in natural gas prices, IGL raised CNG, the cost of PNG, the highest since 2012
