Petrol price hiked again: Petrol and diesel prices were on Tuesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last two weeks to Rs 9.20 per litre. Petrol price hiked again, jump Rs 9.20 per litre today, check latest rate.
Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 104.61 per litre as against Rs 103.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 95.07 per litre to Rs 95.87, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.
In Gurugram, one litre of petrol will cost Rs 105.60 and Rs 93.30 for one litre of diesel. In Mumbai, the petrol and diesel prices have gone up by 84 paise, to Rs 119.67 and diesel price went up by 85 paise to Rs 103.92 per litre respectively.
In Chennai, the petrol and diesel prices are at Rs 110.09 and Rs 100.18 per litre. In Kolkata, the price of petrol is Rs 114.28 (increased by 83 paise) and diesel is Rs 99.02 (increased by 80 paise).
In Bengaluru, one litre of petrol will cost Rs 110.25 and one litre of diesel will cost Rs 94.01. This is the 13th increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month-long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.
In all, petrol prices have gone up by Rs 9.20 per litre. Prices are set to be raised further given the sharp jump in crude oil prices in the international markets. It will have a cascading impact on the prices of other items and lead to inflationary pressure and hurt growth while also impacting the prices of other items.
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