Petrol, diesel prices unchanged for 20 days in several cities. Latest rates here
NEW DELHI : State-run fuel retailers today left the price of petrol and diesel unchanged for 20 days in a row. Fuel rates, however, saw a spike of Re 1- ₹1.5 in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata as a result of a hike in VAT by the respective state governments. The basic selling price remains unchanged. Petrol and diesel rates were last revised on March 16.
In Delhi, a litre of petrol is priced at ₹69.59 per litre and diesel at ₹62.29 per litre today. In Mumbai, petrol is selling at ₹76.31 per litre and diesel at ₹66.21 per litre. In Chennai, a litre of petrol will cost ₹72.28 per litre whereas diesel is now priced at ₹65.71 per litre. In Bengaluru, petrol is now selling at ₹73.55 and diesel at ₹65.96. In Hyderabad, petrol pumps are charging ₹73.97 for petrol and ₹67.82 for diesel. If you are in Gurgaon, you will have to shell out ₹70.21 for petrol and ₹62.08 for diesel. In Kolkata, petrol pumps are charging ₹73.30 for petrol and ₹65.62 for diesel.
Amid a 21-day nationwide lockdown, petrol sales fell by 17% and that of diesel by 26% in March, according to a report by Reuters. Petrol sales in March were about 1.94 million tonnes, while diesel sales reduced to 4.98 million tonnes.
