Fuel rates on January 17, 2023: Check petrol and diesel prices in your city today (Photo: Reuters)
On January 17, the price of petrol in Delhi was fixed at Rs 96.72 per liter and diesel at Rs 89.62 per litre.
India’s fuel prices remained unchanged on January 17 as there was no change in the prices of petrol and diesel. The prices have remained unchanged since the central government reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 8 and Rs 6 per liter, respectively, on May 21 last year.
Given the stability of fuel prices during the last several months, it is anticipated that the country’s Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) will remain the same for some time before implementing the revision applicable to the entire country. Currently, the price of petrol has crossed Rs 100 mark in major cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.
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According to the latest update, on January 17, the price of petrol in Delhi was fixed at Rs 96.72 per liter and diesel at Rs 89.62 per litre. A liter of petrol costs Rs 106.31 and a liter of diesel costs Rs 94.27 in Mumbai, the financial hub of the country. In Chennai, one liter of petrol will cost Rs 102.63 and one liter of diesel will cost Rs 94.33. The price of diesel in Kolkata has been recorded at Rs 92.76, while the price of petrol is Rs 106.03.
Check the rate of petrol in different cities of the country on January 17:
Delhi
Petrol: Rs 96.72 per liter
Diesel: Rs 89.62 per liter
Chennai
Petrol: Rs 102.63 per liter
Diesel: Rs 94.33 per liter
Kolkata
Petrol: Rs 106.03 per liter
Diesel: Rs 92.76 per liter
Mumbai
Petrol: Rs 106.31 per liter
Diesel: Rs 94.27 per liter
Bangalore
Petrol: Rs 101.94 per liter
Diesel: Rs 87.89 per liter
Lucknow
Petrol: Rs 96.57 per liter
Diesel: Rs 89.76 per liter
Bhopal
Petrol: Rs 108.65 per liter
Diesel: Rs 93.90 per liter
Gandhi Nagar
Petrol: Rs 96.63 per liter
Diesel: Rs 92.38 per liter
Guwahati
Petrol: Rs 96.01 per liter
Diesel: Rs 83.94 per liter
Hyderabad
Petrol: Rs 109.66 per liter
Diesel: Rs 97.82 per liter
Thiruvananthapuram
Petrol: Rs 107.71 per liter
Diesel: Rs 96.52 per litre.
Any change in the price of petrol and diesel is effective from 6 am every day. The state-to-state variation in petrol prices is influenced by several factors, including Value Added Tax (VAT), freight cost, municipal taxes and others.
Daily price changes made by public sector oil marketing firms such as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited take into account foreign exchange rates and international benchmark prices.
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