Petrol, Diesel prices in India rise after two-day hiatus
Fuel Price Hike today: Petrol and diesel prices in India witnessed a marginal hike as oil marketing companies on Tuesday revised rates after two-days hiatus.
While petrol was hiked by 25 paise in the national capital, the diesel prices witnessed a rise of 35 paise on Tuesday. Following the fuel price hike today, the petrol price in the national capital reached Rs 90.83 per litre while diesel was at Rs 81.32 a litre.
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As of now, petrol and diesel have gone up by around Rs 4.63 a litre and Rs 4.84 paise per litre, respectively in Delhi this month.
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As per the report, here are the prices of petrol and diesel in India today:
City Petrol price/litre Diesel price/litre
Sri Ganganagar Rs 101.59 Rs 93.61
Anuppur Rs 101.34 Rs 91.81
New Delhi Rs 90.93 Rs 81.32
Mumbai Rs 97.34 Rs 88.44
Kolkata Rs 91.12 Rs 84.20
Chennai Rs 92.90 Rs 86.31
Bengaluru Rs 93.98 Rs 86.21
Hyderabad Rs 94.54 Rs 88.69
Patna Rs 93.25 Rs 86.57
Jaipur Rs 97.47 Rs 88.82
Lucknow Rs 89.13 Rs 81.70
Thiruvananthapuram Rs 92.81 Rs 87.38
Meanwhile, there are several states and cities that have decided to cut down taxes on petrol and diesel and other motor spirits to provide relief to commuters.
Nagaland, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Assam and Meghalaya are such states to provide relaxation to the commuters.
On the other hand, the central government has refused to reduce the excise duty amid a spike in fuel prices.
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-PTC News