Petrol Diesel Price Today: Since retail inflation in the country has dropped to below four per cent, the government released figures for inflation a couple of days back. However, barely a day after announcing this and just a day before the festival of Holi, the price of petrol and diesel suddenly shot up.
This has left many confused consumers wondering why this happened, especially since the lift has been almost different in several cities. While some metros showed an increase, there were welcome reductions in fuel costs in other cities, like Mumbai.
The price of crude oil coming from Gulf countries is in the range of $70.
If we talk about the international market, there is a slight decline in the price of crude oil. The price of crude oil coming from the Gulf countries is in the range of $ 70. On the other hand, the price of American oil has crossed $ 67 per barrel. However, in recent times, there has been a big decline in the price of crude oil. Let us also tell you what the prices of petrol and diesel in the metropolises and major cities of the country.
Fuel became cheaper in Mumbai and costlier in these metros
Fuel prices have increased recently by 5 paise in New Delhi and Chennai. Petrol in Delhi is being sold at ₹94.77 per liter and diesel at ₹87.67 per liter. In Chennai, petrol is priced at ₹100.80 per liter, while diesel costs ₹92.39 per liter.
Kolkata: The eastern city was the worst hit, with petrol rising ₹1.07 a liter to ₹105.01, while diesel went up ₹1.06 a liter to ₹89.76.
Mumbai: In a pleasant surprise, the economic capital has witnessed a reversal of the trend in fuel price increases. Prices of petrol dipped by 44 paise a liter to ₹103.50, while a whopping ₹2.12 decrease was witnessed in the case of diesel, which now costs ₹90.03.
The slight upward trend in fuel rates was not just confined to the metros; some other cities are also witnessing a flare in prices.
Bengaluru, Chandigarh, and Gurugram: Fuel prices increased by 6 and 5 paise per liter, respectively. In Bengaluru, petrol now costs ₹102.92 per liter and diesel ₹88.99 per liter. Chandigarh has seen petrol at ₹94.30 per liter and diesel at ₹82.45 per liter, while Gurugram sees petrol at ₹95.25 per liter and diesel at ₹88.10 per liter.
Lucknow and Noida: Fuel prices saw a rise of 4 to 5 paise in both cities. Petrol in Lucknow is now priced at ₹94.69 per liter and diesel at ₹87.81 per liter. Noida has the price of petrol at ₹94.87 per liter and that of diesel at ₹88.01 per liter.
Petrol and diesel prices in major metros and cities of the country
- – Ahmedabad: Petrol price: Rs 94.48 per liter, Diesel price: Rs 90.15 per liter
- – Gandhinagar: Petrol price: Rs 94.69 per liter, Diesel price: Rs 90.36 per liter
- – New Delhi: Petrol price: Rs 94.77 per liter, Diesel price: Rs 87.67 per liter
- – Kolkata: Petrol price: Rs 105.01 per liter, Diesel price: Rs 91.82 per liter
- – Mumbai: Petrol price: Rs 103.50 per liter, Diesel price: Rs 90.03 per liter
- – Chennai: Petrol price: Rs 100.80 per litre, Diesel price: Rs 92.39 per litre
- – Bengaluru: Petrol price: Rs 102.92 per liter, Diesel price: Rs 88.99 per liter