The allocation for city gas operators such as Indraprastha Gas Ltd in Delhi and Mahanagar Gas Ltd of Mumbai has been increased from 17.5 million standard cubic meters per day to 20.78 mmscmd, the reports said.

Reports said that the ministry on August 10 reverted to an old policy of primarily supplying domestically produced gas for city gas operations.

The oil ministry has ordered the diversion of natural gas from industries to the city gas distribution sector to cool CNG and piped cooking gas prices that have increased by 70 per cent on the use of imported fuel, according to reports.

Reports said that the ministry on August 10 reverted to an old policy of primarily supplying domestically produced gas for city gas operations.

The allocation for city gas operators such as Indraprastha Gas Ltd in Delhi and Mahanagar Gas Ltd of Mumbai has been increased from 17.5 million standard cubic meters per day to 20.78 mmscmd, the reports said.

This move comes on a rise in CNG and PNG prices in the country.