After a brief pause of one day, fuel rates have been increased again across the country. With the latest revision, petrol and diesel have become dearer by 35 paise each, touching new all-time highs in Delhi. According to details listed on the oil retailer's website, petrol breached 98 a litre mark in Delhi, currently standing at ₹ 98.11 a litre, while diesel retails at ₹ 88.65 a litre. In Mumbai, petrol has touched new all-time highs as it surpassed ₹ 104 a litre mark, retailing at ₹ 104.22 a litre. Diesel has surpassed ₹ 96 a litre mark in Mumbai, customers will now have to ₹ 96.16 a litre.
Mangalore recently became the newest city to cross ₹ 100 litre per mark. Now, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram joined the list of cities where petrol rates are above ₹ 100 per litre. Customers in Patna will have to pay ₹ 100.14 a litre for petrol, while diesel costs ₹ 93.99 a litre. In Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, petrol and diesel have reached ₹ 100.09 a litre and ₹ 95.19 a litre, respectively. Fuel prices differ from state to state, which depends on the value-added tax (VAT) levied by the state government.
Fuel rates are the most expensive in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar where petrol currently stands at ₹ 109.30 per litre, while diesel retails at ₹ 101.85 a litre.
Here are the petrol and diesel prices across six major metros on June 26, 2021:
| City | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | ₹ 98.11 | ₹ 88.65 |
| Mumbai | ₹ 104.22 | ₹ 96.16 |
| Chennai | ₹ 99.19 | ₹ 93.23 |
| Kolkata | ₹ 97.97 | ₹ 91.50 |
| Bengaluru | ₹ 101.39 | ₹ 93.99 |
| Hyderabad | ₹ 101.96 | ₹ 96.63 |
Other metro cities also witnessed a similar hike in fuel rates. In Chennai, petrol prices have reached ₹ 99.19 per litre after a 31 paise hike, while diesel rates went up by 34 paise, at ₹ 93.23 per litre. Petrol and diesel prices in Hyderabad now stand at ₹ 101.39 and ₹ 96.63, respectively. In Kolkata, petrol prices reached ₹ 97.97 per litre with a 34 paise hike, while diesel is priced at ₹ 91.50 per litre after a 35 paise hike. In Bengaluru, petrol prices went up by 36 paise to 101.39 per litre, while diesel touched ₹ 93.99 per litre after a 38 paise hike.
Fuel prices differ from state to state, which depends on the value-added tax (VAT) levied by the state government.
Fuel rates are the most expensive in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar where petrol currently stands at ₹ 109.30 per litre, while diesel retails at ₹ 101.85 a litre. In the Rewa and Anuppur districts of Madhya Pradesh, petrol costs ₹ 108.56 a litre and ₹ 108.93 a litre, respectively. Diesel, on the other hand, is priced at ₹ 99.43 a litre and ₹ 99.76 a litre, respectively. Customers in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra will have to pay ₹ 106.55 a litre and ₹ 96.92 a litre for petrol and diesel, respectively.
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