Advertisment

Petrol, diesel prices touch all-time high [Check Latest Price]

author-image
Rajan Nath
New Update
Petrol, diesel prices touch all-time high [Check Latest Price]
Advertisment
Petrol and diesel prices in India today: The fuel rates in India continued to burn pocket of a common man as the rates hiked for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday (February 16). The state-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased the petrol rate by 26-30 paise per litre while diesel price went up by 33-38 paise per litre across major cities of the country today.
Advertisment
Also Read | Will give an account for everything: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha Petrol and diesel prices in India today: The fuel prices in India continued to burn pocket of a common man as rates hiked. Following the hike in petrol and diesel prices today, the petrol in Delhi climbed to Rs 89.29 (30 paise increase) per litre while it was Rs 88.99 on Monday. Likewise, the diesel price has jumped to Rs 79.70 per litre as compared to Rs 79.35 a litre on Monday. In the last eight days, petrol has gone up by Rs 2.36 per litre while diesel has increased by Rs 2.91 a litre in the national capital. With this, the petrol price in Delhi crossed Rs 89 per litre mark for the first time ever as Oil Marketing Companies continue to raise auto fuel prices in line with costs.
Advertisment
Also Read | Cooking gas cylinder price increases; here are the new prices Petrol and diesel prices in India today: The fuel prices in India continued to burn pocket of a common man as rates hiked. In Mumbai, petrol is at Rs 95.75 a litre after a 29 paise increase while diesel has gone up by Rs 86.72 with an increase of 38 paise. In Kolkata, petrol price was increased by 29 paise to Rs 90.54 a litre, from Rs 90.25 on Monday. Diesel was at Rs 83.29 a litre, 35 paise more than Monday’s price. Petrol and diesel prices in India today
City  Petrol (Rs/litre)  Diesel (Rs/litre)
 Delhi  89.29  79.70
 Mumbai  95.75  86.72
 Chennai  91.45  84.77
 Hyderabad  92.84  86.93
 Bengaluru  92,28  84.49
 Patna  91.67  84.92
 Lucknow  87.87  80.07
 Jaipur  95.75  88.07
 Ganganagar  99.87  91.86
 Gurugram  87,29  80.27
  Last week, the Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ruled out the possibility of a cut in taxes on petrol and diesel to reduce prices. However, he clarified that the Union government has little to do with auto fuels rates as the prices are dependent on the international crude oil price. Petrol and diesel prices in India today: The fuel prices in India continued to burn pocket of a common man as rates hiked. It is pertinent to mention that petrol and diesel prices vary from state to state because of different local taxes and VAT imposed. -PTC News-
petrol-diesel-prices-in-india petrol-prices-in-india-today diesel-prices-in-india-today petrol-diesel-prices-today petrol-diesel-in-india
Advertisment

Stay updated with the latest news headlines.

Follow us:
Advertisment