The oil marketing companies on Sunday increased fuel prices for the twelfth instance since May 4, 2021. Petrol became costlier by up to 17 paise a litre, while diesel soared by up to 29 paise a litre. With the latest revision in fuel prices on Sunday, petrol has breached Rs. 100 per litre mark in six districts of Vidarbha in Maharashtra. In Mumbai, petrol is inching towards Rs. 100 per litre mark, which currently retails at Rs. 99.49 a litre. Other cities in the state where petrol rates are already close to Rs. 100 per litre mark includes Thane, Jaipur, Kolhapur and Nashik.
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Fuel rates have been hiked for the twelfth time this month
In Buldhana and Washim districts, petrol has reached Rs. 101.11 a litre and Rs. 100.30 a litre, respectively. Petrol is retailed at Rs. 100.92 a litre in Maharashtra's Amravati district, while it costs Rs. 100.79 in the Yavatmal district. Customers in Gadchiroli and Gondia districts will have to pay Rs. 100.09 a litre and Rs. 100.72 a litre, respectively. Among the districts of Vidarbha, Bhandara is where petrol hasn't scored a century yet, as it retails at Rs. 99.88 per litre.
Diesel, on the other hand, also has crossed Rs. 90 per litre mark in the districts like Gondia, Bhandara, Washim, Yavatmal, Amravati, Wardha, and Gadchiroli. Among the districts, Amravati has the highest rate of Rs. 92.76 per litre, followed by Buldhana district at Rs. 91.45 per litre. In Gadchiroli and Gondia districts, diesel is priced at Rs. 90.53 per litre and Rs. 91.12 per litre, respectively.
On Sunday, petrol became costlier by up to 17 paise a litre, while diesel soared by up to 29 paise a litre.
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Nagpur is another district where fuel prices are swiftly inching towards Rs. 100 per litre and Rs. 90 per litre, respectively. In Nagpur, petrol is priced at Rs. 99.30 a litre, while diesel costs Rs. 89.75 a litre. Other regions where petrol prices are above Rs. 100 per litre include Jaisalmer, Banswara, Anuppur, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Rewa, Ratnagiri, Aurangabad, and Parbhani.
