Petrol and diesel costs on Sunday had been hiked for the fifth straight day by 35 paise per litre every, pushing pump charges to new excessive throughout the nation.
The value of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever stage of Rs 107.59 a litre and Rs 113.46 per litre in Mumbai, in accordance with a value notification of state-owned gas retailers.
In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 104.38 a litre, whereas in Delhi, it prices Rs 96.32 per litre.
This is the fifth consecutive day of the worth hike. There was no change in charges on October 18 and 19, previous to which costs had been hiked by 35 paise per litre every on 4 straight days.
While petrol has already hit the Rs 100-a-litre mark or extra in all main cities of the nation, diesel has touched that stage in over one-and-a-half dozen states and UTs from Jammu & Kashmir to Tamil Nadu. West Bengal on Sunday turned the most recent state to have the nation’s most used gas above that stage.
Purulia, Krishnanagar, Baharampur and Cooch Behar districts of the state had diesel above Rs 100-a-litre mark.
Prices differ from state to state, relying on the incidence of native taxes.
Petrol value has been hiked on 21 events since September 28, when a three-week-long hiatus in price revision ended. In all, costs have gone up by Rs 6.4 a litre. Diesel charges have been elevated by Rs 7.70 per litre in 24 hikes since September 24.
Prior to that, the petrol value was elevated by Rs 11.44 a litre between May 4 and July 17. The diesel price had gone up by Rs 9.14 per litre throughout this era.
