Petrol diesel prices today, latest rates in major cities

The Petrol, diesel prices have now remained unchanged for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday, April 13. Petrol and diesel prices were last hiked by 80 paise a litre each on April 6, taking the total increase in rates in 16 days to Rs 10 per litre. Petrol, diesel prices today, latest rates in major cities.

The cost of petrol remains the same in Delhi today at Rs 105.41 per litre while diesel rates will cost Rs 96.67, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers. In Gurugram, one litre of petrol will cost Rs 105.86 and Rs 97.10 for one litre of diesel.

This comes following 14 increases in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month-long hiatus in rate revision on March 22. In the financial capital Mumbai, one litre of petrol will cost Rs 120.51 and diesel Rs 104.77 per litre respectively.

In Chennai, the petrol and diesel prices are at Rs 110.85 and Rs 100.94 per litre. In Kolkata, the price of petrol is Rs 115.12 and diesel is Rs 99.83. In Bengaluru, one litre of petrol will cost Rs 111.09 and one litre of diesel will cost Rs 94.79.

Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending upon the incidence of local taxation. In a related development, the oil prices declined by about 4% on Monday, with Brent crude tumbling below $100 a barrel on worries that the Covid-19 pandemic will cut demand in China and as International Energy Agency (IEA) countries plan to release record volumes of oil from strategic stocks.

Meanwhile, due to rise in cost of fuels, there has been sharp rise in prices of essential commodities over the past few months coupled with the latest burden of steep hike in fuel rates have made life difficult for almost every section of the society across the country, with people finding it hard to manage their household budget.

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While the prices of vegetables and several other food items have gone through the roof, the rates of petrol and diesel have increased by about Rs 10 per litre each in the past one month. Besides, the prices of other petroleum products, including cooking gas, have also witnessed a rise in the past few days, adding to the woes of the people.