‘Policy needs to be made to manage worth hike of gasoline, important commodities’: Mamata to Centre

By PTI

KOLKATA: Accusing the Centre of not doing something to manage worth rise of gasoline and different important commodities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday insisted {that a} coverage needs to be made to arrest the hike.

She claimed that the financial state of affairs within the nation was going from unhealthy to worse, and expressed apprehension that states may not have the opportunity disburse salaries to staff within the days to return.

Banerjee additionally urged the Union authorities to pay states their GST dues.

The CM, persevering with her tirade towards the Centre, stated that the BJP-led authorities ought to discover methods to rein in costs as an alternative of utilizing the CBI and ED to harass politicians.

Her feedback come on a day when CNG costs within the nationwide capital on Thursday have been hiked by Rs 2.50 per kilogram – the tenth enhance in charges within the final one month.

CNG within the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi now prices Rs 69.11 per kg, up from Rs 66.61 per kg, in accordance with the data posted on the web site of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) – the agency which retails CNG and piped cooking gasoline within the nationwide capital and adjoining cities.

This is the second straight day of enhance in worth by Rs 2.50 per litre and the tenth since March 7.

In all, the CNG worth has risen by Rs 13.1 per kg within the final one month.

In the final one yr, costs have elevated by Rs 25.71 per kg or 60 per cent, in accordance with information compiled by PTI.

However, there was no change within the charges of Piped Cooking Gas (PNG) on Thursday.

It continues to value Rs 41.61 per normal cubic meter.

City gasoline distributors have been periodically elevating costs since October final yr when home in addition to worldwide gasoline costs began to climb as economies worldover recovered from the pandemic-induced slowdown.

Prices rose by Rs 8.74 per kg within the final three months of 2021, and from January there was a gradual enhance of about 50 paise a kg nearly each week.

The charges have gone up after the federal government greater than doubled the worth of pure gasoline to USD 6.1 per million British thermal unit from April 1.

Natural gasoline when compressed turns into CNG to be used as gasoline in cars.

The identical gasoline can also be piped to family kitchens and industries for cooking and different functions.

On Thursday, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) raised Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) worth by Rs 7 per kg to Rs 67 per kg in Mumbai, whereas Gujarat Gas hiked charges by Rs 6.50 per kg to Rs 76.98 per kg.

Prices fluctuate from metropolis to metropolis relying on the incidence of native taxes comparable to VAT.

The enhance in CNG costs follows Rs 10 per litre hike in petrol and diesel costs in 16 days and a Rs 50 per cylinder elevate within the cooking gasoline LPG charges.

A file 137-day hiatus in petrol and diesel worth revision ended on March 22.

On the identical day, the worth of a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder was elevated to Rs 949.50 within the nationwide capital.

In some locations, the LPG worth has touched Rs 1,000.

According to IGL, CNG will now value Rs 71.67 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad and Rs 77.44 per kg in Gurugram, the cities adjoining Delhi.