Petrol and diesel prices rallied to their highest ever levels across the country on Saturday, as fuel rates were hiked again by up to 35 paise a litre.
The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of ₹105.49 a litre and ₹111.43 per litre in Mumbai, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. In Mumbai, diesel now comes for ₹102.15 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs ₹94.22.
Petrol and diesel have been priced at ₹106.10 and ₹97.33 respectively in West Bengal’s Kolkata and ₹102.70 and ₹98.59 in Chennai respectively.
In Bengaluru, petrol is available at ₹109.16 per litre and diesel at ₹100.00 and in Hyderabad, one litre of petrol is now available at ₹109.73 and diesel cost ₹102.80 for one litre of diesel.
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Difference in the price of petrol and diesel in the states varies due to the tax and the cost of transportation imposed by the central and state government.
How to check petrol and diesel price in your city
Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise fuel rates daily, taking into account crude and rupee-dollar rates in international markets. Any changes come into effect from 6 am every day.
For new rates, you can get information by visiting the website. At the same time, you can also check the rate through SMS on mobile phones. You can also find out about the price of petrol and diesel by sending an SMS to 92249 92249. You have to send RSP petrol pump dealer code to 92249 92249. If you are in Delhi and want to know the price of petrol and diesel through message, then you have to send RSP 102072 to 92249 92249.
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