Petrol and diesel prices across major cities were largely constant on Wednesday, while minor changes were observed in case of individual places. In fact, the previous pan-country revision to fuel prices was made on May 21 last year, and, since then, the rates have remained uniform, in most states and major cities.

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In India, oil marketing companies (OMCs) review fuel prices, doing so on a daily basis. The rates, whether new or unchanged, come into effect at 6am each day.

Fuel prices on August 16

Accordingly, in Delhi, one litre of petrol is retailing at 96.72, and an equal quantity of diesel is at 89.62. In Mumbai, commuters must pay 106.31 for a litre of petrol, and 94.27 for diesel. In Kolkata, the cost of one litre petrol is 106.03, and 102.74 in Chennai; in these two cities, diesel is available for 92.76 and 94.33, respectively.

City Petrol price (per litre) Diesel price (per litre)
Ahmedabad 96.42 92.17
Bengaluru 101.94 87.89
Chandigarh 96.20 84.26
Gurugram 96.98 89.85
Hyderabad 109.66 97.82
Jaipur 108.48 93.72
Lucknow 96.62 89.81
Noida 97.00 90.14

Why fuel prices vary from state-to-state?

This is due to factors such as value-added tax (VAT), freight charges, local charges, etc.



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