Petrol and diesel prices in India continued to stagnate on Tuesday as the fuel prices remained steady for nearly nine months now. Petrol can currently be bought at ₹106.31 per litre and diesel at ₹94.27 per litre in Mumbai. In the national capital Delhi, petrol retails at ₹96.72 per litre while diesel stands at ₹89.62 per litre.
A litre of petrol and diesel in Kolkata costs ₹106.03 and ₹92.76, respectively. In Chennai, petrol sells at ₹102.63 while diesel is at ₹94.24 a litre.
Since the last fuel price change in May 2022 following the Centre’s cut of excise duty by ₹8 per litre on petrol and ₹6 per litre on diesel, some states decreased VAT prices on fuels, while some have introduced cess on petrol and diesel.
