Check petrol and diesel prices on May 6.
Petrol and diesel prices today: In Delhi, petrol is priced at Rs 96.72 per litre, while diesel costs Rs 89.62 per litre
Petrol and diesel prices in India on Saturday, May 6, continue to remain largely unchanged. In Delhi, petrol is priced at Rs 96.72 per litre, while diesel costs Rs 89.62 per litre. In Mumbai, one litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 106.31. The same amount of diesel is being sold at Rs 94.27 per litre.
A big change is domestic fuel prices took place on 21 May last year, when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut the excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and diesel by Rs 6 per litre.
In India, petrol and diesel prices are decided on the basis of several factors such as freight charges, value-added tax (VAT) and local taxes. This leads to the rates being different from state to state.
One litre of petrol in Kolkata is retailing at Rs 106.03. On the other hand, diesel costs Rs 92.76 per litre. In Chennai, petrol is available at Rs 102.63 per litre, while one litre of diesel costs Rs 94.24 per litre.
Take a look at the fuel prices in major Indian cities today, May 6:
Delhi
Petrol: Rs 96.72 per litre
Diesel: Rs 89.62 per litre
Mumbai
Petrol: Rs 106.31 per litre
Diesel: Rs 94.27 per litre
Chennai
Petrol: Rs 102.63 per litre
Diesel: Rs 94.24 per litre
Kolkata
Petrol: Rs 106.03 per litre
Diesel: Rs 92.76 per litre
Bengaluru
Petrol: Rs 101.94 per litre
Diesel: Rs 87.89 per litre
Lucknow
Petrol: Rs 96.57 per litre
Diesel: Rs 89.76 per litre
Hyderabad
Petrol: Rs 109.66 per litre
Diesel: Rs 97.82 per litre
Noida
Petrol: Rs 96.79 per litre
Diesel: Rs 89.96 per litre
Ghaziabad
Petrol: Rs 96.58 per litre
Diesel: Rs 89.75 per litre.
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