Petrol-diesel became costlier in these states including Punjab, rate
Crude oil prices are constantly fluctuating in the global market. Due to which there has been a slight increase in the prices of crude oil today. WTI crude oil was trading higher by $0.63 at $69.16 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading higher by $0.70 at $74.55 per barrel. The effect of this jump in the prices of crude oil is being seen on the retail prices of petrol and diesel in the country. Petrol and diesel prices have increased in many cities of the country. However, a fall in oil prices has also been observed in many places.
Petrol has become costlier by 51 paise and diesel by 46 paise in Rajasthan.
The country’s government oil companies have announced the list of new prices of petrol and diesel. According to this new rate list, petrol has become costlier by 51 paise and diesel by 46 paise in Rajasthan, while oil prices have also increased in Punjab. Here the price of petrol and diesel has increased by 19 paise per litre. At the same time, in Maharashtra, petrol decreased by Rs 1.04 to Rs 106.13 per liter and diesel decreased by Rs 1.01 to Rs 92.65 per liter. With this, the prices of both petrol and diesel have come down in Kerala.
Petrol and diesel prices in major cities of the country today
Sr. No. City Petrol Price Per Liter Diesel Price Per Liter
1 Delhi Rs 96.72 Rs 89.62
2 Mumbai Rs 106.31 Rs 94.27
3 Kolkata Rs 106.03 Rs 92.76
4 Chennai Rs 102.63 Rs 94.24
5 Noida Rs 96.92 Rs 90.08
6 Ghaziabad Rs 96.34 Rs 89.52
7 Lucknow Rs 96.74 Rs 89.93
8 Patna Rs 107.24 Rs 94.04
9 Port Blair Rs 84.10 Rs 79.74
Petrol and diesel prices change daily at 6 am
Let us tell you that the government oil companies of the country issue a list of new rates of petrol and diesel everyday at 6 am. This list is based on the daily change in oil prices. Because the price of crude oil is much less than the retail price of petrol and diesel. But after adding excise duty, dealer commission, VAT and other things to the price of oil, its price increases significantly. This is the reason why we have to buy such expensive petrol and diesel.
