Fuel prices on July 22: No change in petrol-diesel prices, Rs 100 a liter in 16 states

Today i.e. on July 22 (Saturday) there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel. At present, petrol is being sold at Rs 96.72 per liter and diesel at Rs 89.62 per liter in Delhi. Whereas in Mumbai, petrol is available at Rs 106.31 and diesel at Rs 94.27 per litre. Petrol remains above Rs 100 per liter in 16 states of the country.
Petrol crossed 100 in 16 states
Petrol is above Rs 100 per liter in 16 states of the country. Petrol is selling above Rs 100 in all districts of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Manipur, Telangana, Punjab, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. At the same time, diesel is above Rs 100 in Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Petrol and diesel prices have not changed for more than a year
The last change in petrol and diesel prices took place on May 21, 2022. Then the excise duty on petrol was reduced by Rs 8 and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre. Due to this, the prices of petrol and diesel were reduced by Rs 9.5 and Rs 7 respectively.
However, last month on June 10, the Punjab government had increased the petrol VAT rate by about 1.08 percent. Due to this, petrol became costlier by 92 paise per litre. While diesel became costlier by 90 paise per liter due to the increase in VAT rate by 1.13%. And in July 2022, the Maharashtra government cut VAT on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre.
Most expensive petrol-diesel in Rajasthan
The costliest fuel in India is being sold in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan. Here the price of one liter of petrol has reached Rs 113.30 per liter and diesel has reached Rs 98.07 per litre. Whereas in Maharashtra’s Parbhani, petrol is being sold at Rs 109.26 per liter and diesel at Rs 95.66 per litre. Whereas the cheapest petrol and diesel is being sold in Port Blair. Here the price of petrol is Rs.84.10 per liter and diesel is Rs.79.74 per liter.