Petrol, diesel price cut ahead of Diwali. Check today’s rates
NEW DELHI : Ahead of the Diwali festival, the price of petrol and diesel fell by 21 paise and 17 paise, respectively, this week. At 6 am today, fuel retailers dropped petrol price by 11 paise and that of diesel by 6 paise.
In New Delhi, a litre of petrol today costs ₹73.06, diesel ₹66. In Mumbai, petrol is priced at ₹78.68 a litre and diesel ₹69.17 a litre. If you are in Chennai, then you will have to pay ₹75.87 a litre for petrol and ₹69.71 for diesel.
Fuel rates, which had jumped up last month following attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, have been on the decline in India this month. So far, there has not been a single day of increase in petrol, diesel price this month.
