Summary:
Auto fuel became costlier by 25 paise per litre on Wednesday, The latest price increase made petrol costlier by ₹5.16 per litre and diesel by ₹5.74 across the country.
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Amid the fuel price rise, with petrol reaching in three digits, diesel on other hand was sold in 94.88 rupees per litre.
Auto fuel became costlier by 25 paise per litre on Wednesday, the 21st increase in 37 days, and pushed diesel rates close to ₹100 a litre for the first time in India as pumps in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar were selling diesel at ₹99.50 per litre and petrol at ₹106.64, the highest in the country.
It took auto fuel rates to another record across the country.
Petrol in Delhi was sold at ₹95.56 per litre on Wednesday and diesel at ₹86.47 a litre.
While fuel rates in Delhi are the benchmark for the entire country, retail prices of the two fuels differ from place to place because of variations in state taxes and local levies.
Some of the cities where petrol is selling for over ₹100 per litre are Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Parbhani, Aurangabad, Jaisalmer, Ganganagar, Banswara, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Guntur and Kakinada, Chikmagalur, Shivamogga.
Mumbai has the highest fuel rates among metros.
Petrol is currently sold at ₹101.76 per litre in the financial capital and diesel at ₹93.85 a litre.
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