Mumbai: In a latest hike within three months, state-run city gas utility Mahanagar Gas has increased the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by Rs 2 per kg in Mumbai from December 17 midnight.
More than than 8 lakh consumers will be impacted due to this hike including over 3 lakh private car users besides those in public transport like auto-rickshaw, taxi and buses, the report noted.
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What’s the current price?
The rate of piped natural gas (PNG) also goes up by Rs 1.50 per unit. This is the fourth hike in the past three months. After the price revision, the rate of CNG is now Rs 63.50 per kg while piped gas now costs Rs 38 per unit, according to the Times of India report.
This is the fourth time in the last three months that the prices of CNG have been increased, added the report. The CNG rate in the Mumbai metropolitan region has been raised by around Rs 16 in 11 months this year.
With the hike in CNG prices, the Kaali-Peeli taxi and autorickshaw unions are now demanding a hike of Rs 5 and Rs 2, respectively, in minimum fares, said the report.
On December 4, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) increased the prices of the CNG in Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan. With the hike in the gas price, the retail cost per Kg of CNG in the NCT of Delhi stood at Rs 53.04.