The prices of CNG and cooking gas piped to household kitchens in the national capital on Saturday were cut by up to Rs 6 – the first reduction in two years – after the government changed the pricing formula of natural gas.
CNG in the national capital territory of Delhi will now cost Rs 73.59 per kg, down from Rs 79.56, Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) – the firm which retails CNG and piped cooking gas in the city, said in a Twitter post.
Simultaneously, the rates of gas piped to household kitchens, called piped natural gas (PNG), has been cut to Rs 48.59 per standard cubic metre in Delhi from Rs 53.59 per scm, according to IGL.