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Relief for common man: Petrol, diesel prices drop in Punjab; check latest rates

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Relief for common man: Petrol, diesel prices drop in Punjab; check latest rates
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Punjab, May 22: In a major relief for the common man, the prices of petrol and diesel dropped in several cities of Punjab on Sunday. This comes after the Central Government on Saturday reduced the excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and diesel by Rs 6 per litre. In Punjab's Jalandhar, the petrol on Sunday costs Rs 96.16 per litre, dropping from Saturday's Rs 104.54 per litre. Meanwhile, the price of diesel dropped from Rs 93. 23 per litre to Rs 86.54 per litre on Sunday. In Patiala, the price of petrol dropped from Rs 105.01 per litre to Rs 96.62 per litre, while diesel cost Rs 86.97, down from yesterday's Rs 93.67.
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ਪੈਟਰੋਲ-ਡੀਜ਼ਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਕੀਮਤਾਂ 'ਚ ਕਮੀ, ਦੇਖੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੇ ਰੇਟ Meanwhile, petrol cost Rs 96.39 per litre and the price of diesel in Rs 86.75 per litre in Hoshiarpur on Sunday. Also Read | Centre giving additional fertiliser subsidy of Rs 1.10 lakh crore to protect farmers: Sitharaman Earlier on Saturday, the Centre announced a reduction in excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre to provide relief to people from high fuel prices. Petrol, diesel prices hiked for 5th time in 6 days Taking to Twitter, Union Finance Minister Sitharman made the announcement and said that the move will have a revenue implication of around Rs 1 lakh crore per year. Sitharman, who made several other announcements aimed at curbing inflation said subsidies will be provided on cylinders under the Ujjwala scheme. She also urged states to also reduce VAT on petroleum products to give relief to the common man. 137 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਪੈਟਰੋਲ ਅਤੇ ਡੀਜ਼ਲ ਨੇ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਝਟਕਾ, ਜਾਣੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ 'ਚ RATE The Centre had similarly reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel in November last year on the eve of Diwali. The government had reduced excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 a litre and on diesel by Rs 10 a litre. Also Read | Police arrest three in connection with sacrilege at Rajasansi’s Gurdwara Ber Sahib -PTC News-
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