The fuel prices across the nation continue to remain steady on Saturday, October 29. Petrol prices in metropolitan cities including Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata continue to stand above Rs 100 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is firm at Rs 106.31 per litre and diesel is at Rs 94.27 per litre.
The retail price for petrol and diesel in Kolkata is Rs 106.03 and Rs 92.26 per litre, respectively. In Chennai, the cost of petrol has surpassed the Rs 100 threshold and is now at Rs 102.63 per litre, while the rate for diesel is Rs 94.24 per litre.
The fuel prices across India were last changed on May 21, this year after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 8 and Rs 6 per litre, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Centre has delayed the imposition of the additional excise duty of Rs 2 per litre on petrol and diesel by a month and will impose it from November 1.
Here is a list of petrol and diesel prices in different cities in the country on October 29:
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 102.74 per litre
Diesel: Rs 94.33 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
Hyderabad
Petrol: Rs 109.66 per litre
Diesel: Rs 97.82 per litre
Bhopal
Petrol: Rs 108.65 per litre
Diesel: Rs 93.90 per litre
Gandhinagar
Petrol: Rs 96.63 per litre
Diesel: Rs 92.38 per litre
Guwahati
Petrol: Rs 96.01 per litre
Diesel: Rs 83.94 per litre
Lucknow
Petrol: Rs 96.57 per litre
Diesel: Rs 89.76 per litre
Thiruvananthapuram
Petrol: Rs 107.71 per litre
Diesel: Rs 96.52 per litre
The public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) including Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd update the retail prices of fuel daily at 6 am. The rates vary in several factors including local taxes, VAT etc.
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