New Delhi: State-run oil marketing companies announced no revision in the prices of petrol and diesel even as oil rose more than $1 a barrel on Thursday. Fuel prices across the country have remained unchanged for over five months now.
OMCs like Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation notify daily fuel price revisions, if any, at 6 am. However, petrol and diesel rates have remained steady since late May this year when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in excise duties on petrol and diesel by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre respectively.
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In Delhi, petrol continues to be sold at Rs 96.72 per litre while diesel at Rs 89.62 per litre. Petrol price per litre is Rs 96.79 in Noida while that of a litre of diesel is Rs 89.96. In Gurugram, petrol is expensive than both Delhi and Noida and is retailing at Rs 97.18 per litre while diesel at Rs 90.05 per litre.
In Mumbai, a litre of petrol costs over Rs 100 at 106.31 while diesel is sold at Rs 94.27 a litre. In West Bengal’s Kolkata, people have to pay Rs 106.03 and Rs 92.76 for a litre of diesel. Petrol price in Chennai is Rs 102.63 and diesel is Rs 94.24 per litre. In Bengaluru, petrol costs Rs 101.94 per litre while diesel is priced at Rs 87.89.
Residents of Sriganganagar in Rajasthan continue to pay the highest fuel prices in India priced at Rs 113.49 a litre and diesel Rs 98.24 per litre.
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It is worth stating here that India’s total oil imports in September slumped to a 14-month low of 3.91 million barrels per day (bpd), down 5.6 per cent from the previous year.
Check petrol, diesel rates in your cityIf you want to check the latest petrol and diesel price in your city, you can easily do so by sending “RSP Dealer Code of Petrol Pump” to 92249 92249. For example, send “RSP 102072” to 92249 92249 for petrol and diesel prices in Delhi.
