Fuel prices hiked again; diesel nears Rs 90/litre-mark in Delhi

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 35 paise and 26 paise per litre, respectively, on Saturday — the 38th time in 68 days that the rates have been increased.

Petrol is now priced at ₹100.91 per litre and diesel at 89.88 a litre in New Delhi. The cost of one litre petrol in Mumbai is now ₹106.93 and diesel ₹97.46. The highest fuel rates have been recorded in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar where pumps are selling petrol at ₹112.24 per litre and diesel at ₹103.15 a litre.

In July, petrol prices have been hiked six times already while diesel rates have witnessed a rise on four occasions. During the month of June, both the auto fuel prices were hiked on 16 occasions,