New Delhi: Where on the one hand the rate of inflation in the country (India) is very fast. At the same time, once again the prices of petrol and diesel have increased. Yes, today the price of petrol has increased by 50 paise and diesel by 55 paise in Delhi, after which now the price of one liter of petrol in the national capital has gone up to Rs 99.11 and one liter of diesel to Rs 90.42.
It is worth noting that yesterday itself, the prices of petrol and diesel were increased by 80 paise in Delhi. It should be known that after a gap of more than four months, these prices were changed for the first time on Tuesday, after which oil has become expensive for the 5th consecutive time within the last 6 days.
What is the price of petrol and diesel in major metros today:
Today the prices of one liter of petrol and diesel in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai are as follows.
| City | Petrol | Diesel |
| Delhi | 99.11 | 90.42 |
| Mumbai | 113.88 | 98.13 |
| Kolkata | 108.53 | 93.57 |
| Chennai | 104.90 | 95.00 |
Prices change every morning at 6 am:
It is worth noting that now the prices of petrol and diesel are changed every day at 6 am. Their new rates are applicable from 6 am onwards. Explain that after adding excise duty, dealer commission, and other things to the price of petrol and diesel, its price now almost doubles.
On the basis of these parameters, now oil companies do the work of fixing petrol rate and diesel rate daily. Whereas the dealers-people running petrol pumps sell petrol-diesel at retail prices after adding taxes and their own margins accrued at the consumer’s end. All this cost is also added to the petrol rate and diesel rate.
What is the rate of petrol and diesel in your city today:
Now you can also know the price of petrol and diesel through SMS. According to the IndianOil website, you need to send it to the number 9224992249 by typing RSP and your city code. Let us tell you that the code of each city is different, which you will get very easily from the website of IOCL.
