Petrol and diesel rates in the major cities of India have remained unchanged for three months now on August 22. They were last revised by the central government on May 22. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had declared a reduction in the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs. 8 and Rs. per litre, respectively. Since then, the prices have remained unaltered in the country excluding Maharashtra where the state government had slashed the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol by Rs. 5 per litre and on diesel by Rs. 3 per litre.
As per data available on the Indian Oil Corporation’s website, petrol prices in the national capital on August 22, remain at Rs. 96.72 per litre. Meanwhile, diesel rates stand at Rs. 89.62 per litre in Delhi. Revised rates of the two major auto fuels in Mumbai stand at Rs. 106.31 per litre for petrol and Rs. 94.27 per litre for diesel. In Kolkata, the rate of petrol per litre is Rs. 106.03 while that of diesel, per litre, stands at Rs. 92.76. Petrol in Chennai is sold at Rs. 102.63 per litre while diesel costs Rs. 94.24 per litre.
The rate revisions for fuel are decided by the public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) like Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and any changes in the fuel rates are announced daily from 6 am. The retail prices for fuel differ in each state depending upon several factors such as the local taxation (VAT) and freight charges.
Check the fuel rates in different cities on August 22, here:
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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