Petrol Prices Hiked By 30 Paise Per Litre, Diesel By 45 Paise

The oil marketing companies hiked the domestic prices of petrol and diesel in the four metros – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai – on Friday after a 2-day hiatus. In Delhi, the price of petrol was hiked as much as 30 paise to ₹ 81.89 from ₹ 81.59 per litre, while diesel rates were increased by a whooping 45 paise to ₹ 71.86 from ₹ 71.41 per litre, according to notifications from Indian Oil Corporation. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel rates stood at ₹ 88.58 per litre and ₹ 78.38 per litre respectively.

Here are the current prices of petrol and diesel in the four metros (in rupees per litre) :