The prices of petrol and diesel were raised for the second consecutive day on Monday as the country’s key state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) got back to the daily revision of prices after keeping them unchanged for 83 days.
The price of a litre of petrol in the national capital was increased by 60 paise to Rs 72.46, while that of diesel was hiked by 60 paise to Rs 70.59, as per the data available with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). On Sunday too, the prices of petrol and diesel were raised by the exact same margin to Rs Rs 71.86 and Rs 69.99 respectively in Delhi.
