Petrol and diesel prices were largely steady across major cities on Tuesday, with one litre of petrol available for ₹96.72 and diesel, ₹89.62, in Delhi. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel are priced at ₹106.31 and ₹94.27 per litre, respectively, while in Kolkata, the rates are ₹106.03 per litre (petrol) and ₹92.76 per litre (diesel). In Chennai, meanwhile, customers must pay ₹102.63 for a litre of petrol, and ₹94.24 for an equal quantity of diesel.
In India, oil marketing companies (OMCs) – Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, and Indian Oil – review fuel rates on a daily basis. The prices, whether new or unchanged, are announced at 6am each day. Also, these vary from state-to-state due to factors such as value-added tax (VAT), freight charges, local charges etc.
Petrol and diesel prices have been constant since May 21 last year, when the previous pan-nation revision was made.