Petrol, diesel prices jump over ₹8 a litre in 55 days
The rally of petrol and diesel rates continued unabated on Sunday by 35 paise a litre and 25 paise respectively, the 31st hike in 55 days, which made petrol costlier by ₹8.06 per litre and diesel by ₹8.17 since May 4, a day after results of five assembly polls were declared.
Petrol and diesel in Delhi are now sold at a record ₹98.46 per litre and ₹88.90 a litre, respectively. While fuel rates in Delhi are the benchmark for the entire country, retail prices of the two fuels differ from place to place because of variations in state taxes and local levies.
Both petrol and diesel rates have crossed the ₹100 mark in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar, where petrol is sold at ₹109.67 per litre and diesel at ₹102.12 a litre on Sunday.
