Petrol price hiked by 62 paise/litre, diesel by 64 paise for eighth straight day
For the eighth consecutive day, the prices of petrol and diesel have been hiked by 62 paise/litre and 64 paise/litre, respectively. The development comes a day after the prices were hiked on Saturday. The fuel price hike is the highest since the daily price revision was started in June 2017.
Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 75.78 per litre from Rs 75.16 while diesel rates were increased to Rs 74.03 per litre from Rs 73.39, according to a price notification of state oil marketing companies. Read in Malayalam
Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.
