The prices of petrol and diesel have been left untouched by the Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) for over three months now on Wednesday, August 31. The last changes to the fuel rates were made on May 22 by the central government. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had then announced a reduction in the excise duty of petrol by Rs. 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs. 6 per litre.
State-wise, the Meghalaya government was the last to alter the rates of the two major auto fuels in the country. On August 24, state taxation minister James PK Sangma announced an increase in the prices of petrol and diesel. This would lead to the prices of petrol in Byrnihat being Rs. 95.1 per litre while in Shillong, the same would cost Rs. 96.83 per litre. Diesel, on the other hand, will cost Rs. 83.5 per litre in Byrnihat and Rs. 84.72 per litre in Shillong.
At present, petrol is priced at Rs. 96.72 per litre in Delhi while diesel there costs Rs.89.62 per litre. Maharashtra is selling petrol at Rs. 106.35 per litre and diesel at Rs. 94.28 per litre. In Kolkata, petrol and diesel prices stand at Rs. 106.03 and Rs. 92.76, per litre, respectively. Chennai has petrol priced at Rs. 102.63 per litre and the rate of diesel there is Rs. 94.24 per litre.
Check the petrol and diesel prices in some of the major Indian cities on August 31 from the list below:
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
Kolkata
Petrol: Rs 106.03 per litre
Diesel: Rs 92.76 per litre
Chennai
Petrol: Rs 102.63 per litre
Diesel: Rs 94.24 per litre
Bhopal
Petrol: Rs 108.65 per litre
Diesel: Rs 93.90 per litre
Hyderabad
Petrol: Rs 109.66 per litre
Diesel: Rs 97.82 per litre
Bengaluru
Petrol: Rs 101.94 per litre
Diesel: Rs 87.89 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
Gandhinagar
Petrol: Rs 96.63 per litre
Diesel: Rs 92.38 per litre
Thiruvananthapuram
Petrol: Rs 107.71 per litre
Diesel: Rs 96.52 per litre
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