Petrol and diesel prices have increased by 27 paise and 16 paise a litre, respectively, this week. State-run fuel retailers today increased the price of petrol by 14 paise a litre and that of diesel by 16 paise a litre.
In Delhi, a litre of petrol costs ₹71.25 a litre in Delhi, ₹76.86 in Mumbai, ₹74.10 in Chennai and ₹73.46 in Kolkata. Diesel, on the other hand, costs ₹66.45 a litre in Delhi, ₹69.63 in Mumbai, ₹70.24 in Chennai and ₹68.21 in Kolkata.
So far this month the price of petrol has fallen by ₹1.74 per litre and diesel by ₹26 paise per litre.