Diesel & Petrol Price Rises For 13th Time In Past 16 Days

On Saturday, the rise in the prices of petrol and diesel was observed for the straight 13th time in the past 16 days. The diesel prices have been increased by 25 paise per litre and petrol prices soared 27 paise per litre. After the rise, the price of petrol is ₹83.13 per litre and the price of diesel is ₹73.32 per litre. Earlier the prices of petrol and diesel were ₹82.86 per litre and ₹73.07 per litre respectively. In the past 16 days, petrol and diesel prices have increased by ₹2.07 per litre and ₹2.86 per litre respectively. The petrol price in Delhi has crossed the ₹83 per litre mark for the first time in the past 2 years.

Revised rates of several states are as follow:-

Mumbai

Petrol- ₹89.78 per litre

Diesel- ₹79.42 per litre

Kolkata

Petrol- ₹84.63 per litre Diesel- ₹76.41 per litre

Chennai

Petrol- ₹86.00 per litre

Diesel- ₹78.24 per litre