The rise of petrol and diesel rates continued on Tuesday by 28 paise a litre and 26 paise respectively, the 28th hike in 50 days that has made petrol costlier by ₹7.10 per litre and diesel by ₹7.50 since May 4, a day after the results of five assembly polls were declared.
Petrol in Delhi is now sold at ₹97.50 per litre and diesel at ₹88.23 a litre. While fuel rates in Delhi are the benchmark for the entire country, retail prices of the two fuels differ from place to place because of variations in state taxes and local levies.
Both petrol and diesel rates have crossed the ₹100 mark in several cities, as the highest fuel rates were recorded in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar, where petrol is sold at ₹108.67 per litre and diesel at ₹101.40 a litre on Tuesday.
