Petrol and diesel prices have increased to this day on behalf of the state oil companies. Daily rising oil prices are breaking new records. Today, the price of diesel has increased from 24 to 26 paise, while the price of petrol has increased from 23 to 25 paise.
Petrol prices have reached an all-time high in Delhi and Mumbai. Petrol is at its highest level in both these cities. With this, the price of petrol in Delhi has reached Rs 89.54 while in Mumbai it has reached Rs 96 per liter.
Know how much is the price in Major Cities
According to information received from IOCL, today the price of one liter petrol and diesel in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai is as follows.
| City | Diesel | Petrol |
| Mumbai | ₹86.98 per Liter | ₹96.00 per Liter |
| Chennai | ₹85.01 per Liter | ₹91.68 per Liter |
| Kolkata | ₹83.54 per Liter | ₹90.78 per Liter |
| Delhi | ₹79.95 per Liter | ₹89.54 per Liter |
Price changes daily at six o’clock
Let me tell you that the price of petrol and diesel changes at six in the morning. The new rates are applicable from 6 o’clock in the morning. After adding excise duty, dealer commission and other things to the price of Both, its price almost doubles.
On the basis of these standards, the oil companies do the work of fixing the petrol rate and diesel rate daily. The dealers are the people running the petrol pumps. They sell petrol at retail prices to consumers after adding taxes and their own margins. This cost is also added to the petrol rate and diesel rate.
Know how much is the price in your city
You can also know the price of petrol and diesel through SMS. According to the website of IndianOil, you have to write RSP and your city code and send it to number 9224992249. The code for each city is different, which you will get from the IOCL website.
