Excise duty was raised in May last year to record ₹37.38 per litre; the same for diesel was hiked to Rs 31.80 per litre
Production of natural gas, refinery products, and cement increased by 27.5%, 6% and 10.8% in September 2021
At Rs 49.76 per kg, CNG in NCT of Delhi is costlier by Rs 2.28/kg; PNG will cost Rs 2.10 per SCM more at Rs 35.11 per SCM
The price of CNG in Delhi has increased to Rs 49.76 per kg, while the price of PNG has increased to Rs 35.11 per SCM.
Domestic natural gas price has been hiked by 62% to $2.90 for October 2021 to March 2022 period
Higher gas prices would put more pressure on user industries at a time when the economy is still reeling from the second wave of deadly Covid-19.