Petrol and diesel costs unchanged for thirteenth consecutive day: Here’s what you pay in your metropolis
Petrol and diesel worth as we speak: Petrol and diesel costs remained regular for the thirteenth straight day at their report highs throughout the nation on Friday, March 12, 2021. There has not been any revision in auto gasoline costs up to now within the month of March and costs have been final modified on February 27, 2021, when petrol was hiked by 24 paise per litre and diesel was raised by 15 paise.
Petrol worth within the nationwide capital stands at Rs 91.17 per litre whereas diesel is out there for Rs 81.47. In the monetary capital Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 97.57, whereas diesel prices Rs 88.60, information obtainable on Indian Oil Corporation’s web site confirmed.
The worth of petrol had final month breached the Rs 100-mark in two locations in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, which levy the very best VAT on the gasoline within the nation. In these two cities, the important thing auto gasoline remained regular at Rs 101.84 in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar, whereas diesel was obtainable at Rs 93.77 per litre. In Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur, petrol prices Rs 101.59 per litre and diesel is promoting for Rs 91.97.
During the primary two months of this 12 months, petrol worth has gone up by Rs 4.87 per litre whereas diesel charges have elevated by Rs 4.99 throughout this era.
Fuel costs differ from state to state as taxes get levied on them by each central in addition to state governments together with the freight expenses. The central and state taxes make up for 60 per cent of the retail promoting worth of petrol and over 54 per cent of diesel.
Centre levies Rs 32.90 per litre of excise obligation on petrol and Rs 31.80 a litre on diesel.
Generally, the gasoline costs get revised each day consistent with benchmark worldwide worth and overseas alternate charges.
In the worldwide market, Brent crude costs eased on Friday however hovered close to $70 a barrel as manufacturing cuts by main oil producers constrained provide, with optimism a few restoration in demand for the useful resource within the second half of the 12 months additionally lending help, Reuters reported earlier within the day.
Brent crude futures for May slipped 17 cents (0.2 per cent) to $69.46 a barrel by 0109 GMT whereas US West Texas Intermediate crude for April was at $65.79 a barrel, down 23 cents (0.4 per cent), the report mentioned.
Here’s what you pay for a litre of petrol and diesel in your metropolis on Friday, March 12, 2021:
City
Petrol (Rs/litre)
Diesel (Rs/litre)
Sri Ganganagar
101.84
93.77
Anuppur
101.59
91.97
New Delhi
91.17
81.47
Mumbai
97.57
88.60
Kolkata
91.35
84.35
Chennai
93.11
86.45
Bengaluru
94.22
86.37
Hyderabad
94.79
88.86
Patna
93.48
86.73
Jaipur
97.72
89.98
Lucknow
89.31
81.85
Thiruvananthapuram
93.05
87.53
Source: Indian Oil Corporation
