Petrol and diesel prices in India hiked once again, details inside
Fuel Prices Hike: After one-day hiatus, the petrol and diesel prices in India have been hiked once again on Saturday to surpass the Rs 100 mark at even more places.
In the seventh hike of July, petrol has become costlier by 35 paise in Delhi while diesel price has increased by 26 paise, according to the price notification by the oil retailers.
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With the latest fuel prices hike, the auto fuel prices breached the psychological mark of Rs 100 in Jammu as well. The fuel is being retailed above Rs 100 in all metro cities.
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Meanwhile, petrol now costs over Rs 100 in over 18 states and UTs. These include Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Ladakh, Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Sikkim, Delhi, West Bengal and Nagaland.
Petrol and diesel prices in India:
- Delhi: Petrol – ₹100.91 per litre; diesel – ₹89.88 per litre
- Mumbai: Petrol – ₹106.93 per litre; diesel – ₹97.46 per litre
- Kolkata: Petrol – ₹101.01 per litre; diesel – ₹92.97 per litre
- Chennai: Petrol – ₹101.67 per litre; diesel – ₹94.39 per litre
- Bengaluru: Petrol – ₹104.29 per litre; diesel – ₹95.26 per litre
- Hyderabad: Petrol – ₹104.86 per litre; diesel – ₹97.96 per litre
- Thiruvananthapuram: Petrol – ₹102.89 per litre; diesel – ₹96.47 per litre
- Jaipur: Petrol – ₹107.74 per litre; diesel – ₹99.02 per litre
- Patna: Petrol – ₹103.18 per litre; diesel – ₹95.46 per litre
- Chandigarh: Petrol – ₹97.04 per litre; diesel – ₹89.51 per litre
- Bhopal: Petrol – ₹109.24 per litre; diesel – ₹98.67 per litre
- Bhubaneswar: Petrol – ₹101.37 per litre; diesel – ₹97.67 per litre
- Srinagar: Petrol – ₹103.77 per litre; diesel – ₹93.49 per litre
It was the 39th hike in fuel prices since May 4, when oil companies revised the rates after observing an 18-day hiatus during assembly elections in five states and a UT.
Since May 4, the petrol price has increased by Rs 10.51 per litre and diesel by Rs 9.09 a litre.
-PTC News