Petrol and diesel price today: After being steady for a day, prices of petrol and diesel were hiked again on Monday, May 31, 2021, touching fresh record highs across the country. In the national capital, the petrol price rose by 29 paise while that of diesel too inched up 26 paise.
Following the latest price revision, petrol in Delhi is now retailing at Rs 94.23 a litre while diesel is selling at Rs 85.15. In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol price now stands at Rs 100.47 while diesel costs Rs 92.45, data available on Indian Oil Corporation’s website showed.
In the month of May, the auto fuel prices were hiked 16 times after oil marketing companies (OMCs) resumed their price revisions ending an 18-day hiatus that coincided with the assembly elections in key states.
