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Economic Times | 06 Apr, 2022 | 09:40AM IST
CNG Price Hike News Live Updates: IGL increases CNG rates for 7th time since last month; prices up about Rs 10 per kg this year
IGL hiked price of CNG in Delhi by Rs 2.5 per Kg to Rs 66.62 per Kg from today. For Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida, the CNG price has been hiked to Rs 69.18 per kg, while in Gurugram, it will cost Rs 74.94 per kg. In all, CNG prices have been raised by about Rs 10 per kg in this year alone. Since last month, CNG prices have been revised upwards for the seventh time.
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Here's how much you will pay now for CNG
IGL hikes CNG prices
IGL has hiked price of CNG in Delhi by Rs 2.5 per Kg to Rs 66.62 per Kg from today. For Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida, the CNG price has been hiked to Rs 69.18 per kg, while in Gurugram, it will cost Rs 74.94 per kg
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