Petrol Prices Increased In Metros; Diesel Remains Unchanged

State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Sunday revised the petrol prices across all the metro cities, while the diesel prices were left untouched. The oil companies hiked petrol rates by 14 paise in the national capital, which now retails at Rs. 81.49 per litre. In Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, the petrol prices were hiked by 12-14 paise per litre as per the notifications from Indian Oil Corporation. In the capital city, the petrol price was hiked from Rs. 81.35 to Rs. 81.49 per litre, while the diesel is retailing at Rs. 73.56 per litre.

By Charanpreet Singh

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Published on August 23, 2020

Highlights

Petrol in Delhi has increased by 14 paise, to Rs. 81.49 per litre
Diesel prices remained unchanged at Rs. 73.56 per litre in Delhi
Petrol prices hiked across all metro cities

State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs), on Sunday, revised the petrol prices across all the metro cities, while diesel price remained unchanged. The oil companies hiked petrol rates by 14 paise in the national capital, which now retails at Rs. 81.49 per litre. In Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, the petrol prices were hiked by 12-14 paise per litre as per the notifications from Indian Oil Corporation. In the capital city, the petrol price was hiked from Rs. 81.35 to Rs. 81.49 per litre, while the diesel is retailing at Rs. 73.56 per litre. Also Read: Petrol Prices Increased By Up To 20 Paise; Diesel Remain Unchanged Fuel prices vary across the country due to price of crude oil, foreign exchange rate and local taxes. The oil companies have hiked the petrol rates by Rs. 1.06 in the last eight days in Delhi. There has been a consistent revision in petrol prices across all metros since August 16, except August 19. In Mumbai, the petrol rates have jumped to Rs. 88.16 per litre from Rs. 88.02 per litre, seeing a hike of 14 paise. Diesel rates in the financial capital also remain steady at Rs. 80.11 per litre. Here are the fuel prices across metros on August 23, 2020: City Petrol Diesel Delhi Rs. 81.49 73.56 Mumbai Rs. 88.16 80.11 Chennai Rs. 84.52 78.86 Kolkata Rs. 83.01 77.06 Bengaluru Rs. 84.14 77.88 Also Read: Petrol Prices Increased By 10 Paise, Diesel Rates Remain Unchanged In the capital city, the two auto fuels retail at Rs. 81.49 per litre & 73.56 per litre respectively Petrol rates have been revised in other metro cities every day as well. On Sunday, the petrol rates are hiked by 12 paise in Chennai, 15 paise in Bengaluru and 14 paise in Kolkata. Notably, diesel prices have remained unchanged for almost a month now. The customers in Delhi continue to shed Rs. 73.56 for a litre of diesel while buyers in Mumbai have to pay Rs. 80.11 per litre. In Chennai and Kolkata, diesel prices remained untouched at Rs. 78.86 and Rs. 77.06 per litre, respectively.