Petrol and diesel prices have changed after 24 days from the state oil companies. Today, diesel 17 and petrol 18 have become cheaper. The price of petrol in Delhi is Rs 90.99 while the price of diesel is Rs 81.30 per liter. In Mumbai, the price of petrol is Rs 97.40 and the price of diesel is Rs 88.42 per liter.
Know how much is the price in major metros
Today, the price of one liter of petrol and diesel in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai is as follows.
City Diesel Petrol
Delhi 81.30 90.99
Kolkata 84.18 91.18
Mumbai 88.42 97.40
Chennai 86.29 92.95
(Petrol-diesel is priced in rupees per liter.)
Price changes every day at six o’clock
Let us know that the price of petrol and diesel changes at six o’clock in the morning. The new rates are applicable from 6 o’clock in the morning. After adding excise duty, dealer commission and other things to the price of petrol and diesel, its price almost doubles.On the basis of these standards, the oil companies do the work of fixing the petrol rate and diesel rate daily. The dealers are the people running the petrol pumps. They sell themselves at retail prices to consumers after adding taxes and their own margins to consumers. This cost is also added to the petrol rate and diesel rate.
Know how much is the price in your city
You can also know the price of petrol and diesel through SMS. According to the website of IndianOil, you have to write the RSP and your city code and send it to the number 9224992249. The code for each city is different, which you will get from the IOCL website.
