Fuel Prices Hiked After Remaining Unchanged For 2 Days
- Petrol price in Delhi is Rs. 93.04/litre & diesel costs Rs. 83.80
- In Mumbai, petrol is slowing inching towards the Rs. 100/litre mark
- Petrol price in more than 10 non-metro cities has crossed Rs. 100 mark
Fuel prices in India have gone up by up to 31 paise today, on May 21, 2021, after remaining unchanged for two days. Petrol price in the national capital Delhi has now touched Rs. 93.04 per litre, after a hike of 19 paise compared to a day before. Diesel rates, on the other hand, went up by a considerable 29 paise, at Rs. 83.80 per litre. At the same time, in Mumbai, petrol prices are slowing inching towards the Rs. 100 mark, currently standing at Rs. 99.32 per litre, after a hike of 18 paise, while diesel has crossed the Rs. 91 per litre mark, currently standing at Rs. 91.01 per litre.
Cities where petrol rates are inching towards Rs. 100 per litre mark includes - Mumbai, Thane, Jaipur, Kolhapur and Nashik.
Having said that petrol prices in several non-metro regions in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, have already crossed the Rs. 100 per litre mark. Sri Ganganagar, in Rajasthan currently leads this chart with petrol prices standing at Rs. 104 per lire, while diesel rates in the region stand at Rs. 96.62 per litre. Other regions where petrol and diesel prices are above Rs. 100 per litre and Rs. 90 per litre mark, respectively, include - Jaisalmer, Banswara, Anuppur, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Rewa, Ratnagiri, Aurangabad, and Parbhani. Other cities where petrol rates are inching towards Rs. 100 per litre mark includes - Thane, Jaipur, Kolhapur and Nashik.
Also Read: Fuel Prices Hiked Nine Times This Month; Petrol Breaches Rs. 100 /Litre Mark In Several Cities
| City | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | Rs. 93.04 | Rs. 83.80 |
| Mumbai | Rs. 99.32 | Rs. 91.01 |
| Chennai | Rs. 94.71 | Rs. 88.62 |
| Kolkata | Rs. 93.11 | Rs. 86.64 |
| Bengaluru | Rs. 96.14 | Rs. 88.84 |
As for the other metros, today, in Chennai petrol prices stand at Rs. 94.71 per litre, receiving a hike of 17 paise, whereas diesel rates in the city touched at 88.62 per litre, after a hike of 28 paise. In Kolkata, petrol prices stood at Rs. 93.11 per litre, after a price hike of 19 paise, while diesel rates touched Rs. 86.64 per litre, receiving a hike of 29 paise. At the same time, in Bengaluru, petrol prices reached 96.14 per litre after a hike of 20 paise, while diesel prices reached Rs. 88.84 per litre receiving a hike of 31 paise from a day before.
Changes in fuel prices are implemented at 6 am every day by India's oil marketing companies
The oil marketing companies like - Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum are revising domestic fuel prices on a daily basis. Changes in fuel prices are implemented at 6 am every day. Fuel rates differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax (VAT).
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