The price of CNG along with petrol and diesel got increased

Lakhs of drivers of Delhi-NCR have suffered a triple blow of inflation on Monday. While oil marketing companies have increased the prices of petrol and diesel by 40-40 paise per liter respectively, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has also increased the price of CNG per kg from Monday.

According to IGL, the price of CNG has been increased by Rs 2 50 paise per kg on Monday morning, after which the price of 1 kg of CNG in Delhi has gone up to Rs 64 11 paise per liter. Earlier, the price of CNG was Rs 60 81 paise per kg and now the price has increased to Rs 64.11. IGL attributed the rise in gas prices to global gas prices.

The new prices have come into effect from Monday morning. This is the seventh increase in CNG prices during the last one month and overall rates have increased by about Rs 7 per kg during this period. This increase in the prices of CNG and PNG is due to the jump in gas prices globally.