Fuel rates soar fifth time in a week; diesel hits record ₹82.06/ litre in Delhi
After a two-day pause, state-run oil companies again raised petrol and diesel rates by 26 paise per litre and 33 paise a litre respectively. Pump prices of petrol is at record ₹91.53 per litre and diesel at ₹82.06 a litre, an all-time high.
In certain remote areas, such as Ganganagar (Rajasthan) and Anuppur (in Madhya Pradesh), petrol prices have already crossed ₹100 per litre mark due to state-specific taxes, cess and other local levies.
Petrol is costlier by ₹1.13 per litre and diesel by ₹1.33 a litre in just five rounds of prices hike in less than a week since May 4, a day after results of assembly polls were declared. The upward revision of fuel rates would have varying impact of pump prices across the country because of different state and local levies.
