Petrol Diesel Price Today: There is a jump in the price of crude oil in the global market. Brent crude is trading near $ 85 per barrel. WTI crude oil has also reached close to $ 82. The reason for the jump in crude prices is the US crude reserves. Actually, due to strong demand, processing has increased in the US refinery. Petrol inventory has fallen, which is affecting the prices of crude.
Due to any kind of action in the prices of crude oil, eyes are on the government oil marketing companies, which release fresh rates every year. In such a situation, has there been a change in the fuel rates when the price of crude has increased? Let us tell you that no change has been made in the fuel rates on Sunday. The last change in the price of petrol and diesel in the country was in March this year.
Petrol rates in metro cities
- City Rates (₹/litre)
- New Delhi 94.76
- Mumbai 104.19
- Chennai 100.73
- Kolkata 103.93
Diesel rates in metro cities
- City Rates (₹/litre)
- New Delhi 87.66
- Mumbai 92.13
- Kolkata 90.74
- Chennai 92.32
Petrol and diesel prices in other major cities of the country
- Noida: Petrol 94.81 rupees per liter and diesel 87.94 rupees per liter
- Patna: Petrol 105.16 rupees per liter and diesel 92.03 rupees per liter
- Chandigarh: Petrol 94.22 rupees per liter and diesel 82.38 rupees per liter
- Lucknow: Petrol 94.63 rupees per liter and diesel 87.74 rupees per liter
- Jaipur: Petrol 104.86 rupees per liter and diesel 90.34 rupees per liter
- Gurugram: Petrol 95.18 rupees per liter and diesel 88.03 rupees per liter
- Hyderabad: Petrol 107.39 rupees per liter and diesel 95.63 rupees per liter
Check petrol and diesel prices like this
Petrol and diesel prices are released daily, which can be easily checked from your city. For this, you have to go to the official website of oil marketing companies and send an SMS. Indian Oil customers can write RSP along with the city code and send an SMS to 9224992249. If you are a BPCL customer, you can write RSP and send an SMS to 9223112222.
Why are petrol and diesel prices expensive?
According to the official website of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), petrol is being sold at Rs 94.72 per liter in Delhi. Let’s understand its calculation… The base price of one liter was Rs 55.46. The cost of freight was 20 paise. Excise duty of Rs 19.90 was added to this. Then dealer commission of Rs 3.77 was also added. Apart from this, VAT of Rs 15.39 was also charged. In this sense, the price of petrol became Rs 94.72.
Let’s understand the math of diesel prices on the website of the government company itself… Its base price is Rs 56.20. The freight cost in this was 22 paise. Excise duty was Rs 15.80. Then the average dealer commission was Rs 2.58. Further VAT of Rs 12.82 was charged. In this sense, customers get one liter of diesel for Rs 87.62.
When were the fuel rates reduced?
IOCL, BPCL and HPCL release the latest rates of petrol and diesel every day at 6 am. Let us tell you that the prices of both were last changed on March 14, 2024. Under this, the price of petrol and diesel was reduced by Rs 2-2 per liter. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation of India release the prices of petrol and diesel on the official website. You can also check it sitting at home.
