Petrol and diesel rates in the country vary from state to state
Petrol and diesel rates were left unchanged in metros on Friday. Currently, diesel continues to be more expensive than petrol in the national capital. While the price of petrol at Indian Oil fuel stations in Delhi is Rs 80.43 per litre, the diesel rate is higher by Rs 1.21 per litre, at Rs 81.64 per litre. That makes the national capital the only city among metros at present where diesel is dearer compared to petrol. Petrol and diesel rates in the country vary from state to state.
Here are the current petrol and diesel rates in the four metros:
| City | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 80.43 | 81.64 |
| Kolkata | 82.10 | 76.77 |
| Mumbai | 87.19 | 79.83 |
| Chennai | 83.63 | 78.60 |
| (Source: Indian Oil) | ||
But what about other locations? State-run Indian Oil provides a facility which enables to receive the latest fuel rates applicable in different cities through SMS. To use this service, one is required to send an SMS to 9224992249 in the following format:
RSP<space>petrol pump dealer code
The service sends the desired information subsequently once the user sends the SMS.
Dealer Codes For Other Cities
| City | SMS Text |
|---|---|
| Agartala | RSP 159850 |
| Aizwal | RSP 160181 |
| Ambala | RSP 102049 |
| Bangalore | RSP 118219 |
| Bhopal | RSP 169398 |
| Bhubhaneswar | RSP 124305 |
| Chandigarh | RSP 102790 |
| Chennai | RSP 133593 |
| Daman | RSP 177747 |
| Dehradun | RSP 161143 |
| Faridabad | RSP 102287 |
| Gandhinagar | RSP 218671 |
| Gangtok | RSP 159289 |
| Ghaziabad | RSP 154410 |
| Gurgaon | RSP 102082 |
| Guwahati | RSP 159571 |
| Hyderabad | RSP 134483 |
| Imphal | RSP 159875 |
| Itanagar | RSP 160647 |
| Jaipur | RSP 123143 |
| Jammu | RSP 108726 |
| Jullunder | RSP 108743 |
| Kohima | RSP 160154 |
| Kolkata | RSP 119941 |
| Lucknow | RSP 155054 |
| Mumbai | RSP 108412 |
| New Delhi | RSP 102072 |
| Noida | RSP 155444 |
| Panjim | RSP 125676 |
| Patna | RSP 166873 |
| Pondicherry | RSP 135299 |
| Port Blair | RSP 220191 |
| Raipur | RSP 169751 |
| Ranchi | RSP 166751 |
| Shillong | RSP 159828 |
| Shimla | RSP 109295 |
| Silvasa | RSP 112114 |
| Srinagar | RSP 109536 |
| Trivandrum | RSP 124923 |
| Vijayawada | RSP 127611 |
| Visakhapatnam | RSP 127290 |
| (Source: iocl.com) | |
Petrol and diesel prices are currently reviewed by oil marketing firms on a daily basis.
