CNG-PNG has hit Mumbaikars for the second time in a week. Mahanagar Gas Limited has increased the price of CNG by Rs 12 per kg and that of PNG by Rs 9.50 in two times. Its effect will be visible from driving on the roads to cooking food in the kitchen and there will be an increase in inflation.
Mumbai. The two-way hit of inflation on Mumbaikars is not stopping. Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) has increased the price of CNG-PNG for the second time in a week (CNG-PNG Price Hike). Due to this, the burden of inflation has increased on the kitchen along with driving the vehicle.
MGL has increased the prices of CNG by Rs 5 per kg on Tuesday night. Now the rate of CNG in Mumbai has reached Rs 72 per kg. Earlier on April 5 also, the prices of CNG were increased by Rs 7 per kg. Earlier on April 1, when the Maharashtra government had cut VAT by 10 percent, MGL had reduced the price of CNG by Rs 6 per kg. However, to make up for this within just two weeks, the CNG prices have been increased by Rs 12.
PNG is also increasing trouble
Mahanagar Gas Limited has also increased the price of Piped Natural Gas (PNG), which is used as cooking gas in homes, for the second time in a week. PNG prices have been increased by Rs 4.5 per standard cubic meter (SCM) on Tuesday night. The company had increased the price of PNG by Rs 5 per SCM on April 5. In this way, PNG has become expensive by Rs 9.5 in just one week. Earlier on April 1, MGL had reduced the price of PNG by Rs 3.50 after the government cut VAT.
CNG became expensive in Pune also
In Pune city adjoining Mumbai, the price of CNG has increased by Rs 5 per kg from Tuesday night. The rate of CNG has reached Rs 73 per kg in the city from today. The All India Petrol Dealers Association says that the price of gas mixed with CNG has increased wildly in the global market. To compensate for this, we have to increase the retail prices also.
Taxi drivers in Mumbai raised this demand
the general secretary of the taxi union in Mumbai says that in view of the rising prices of CNG, we have appealed to the government for help. He says that the government should either subsidize the prices of CNG or provide adequate infrastructure to switch to electric vehicles. The General Secretary said that soon the rates of CNG will also cross Rs 100 and taxi, auto drivers will find it difficult to run their pulses. We are demanding an increase in the rent, but it will also affect the common man.
