Petrol-Diesel Price Today: Oil companies have released new prices of petrol and diesel, see the rate list of major cities here
New prices of petrol and diesel released
The high prices of petrol and diesel have shaken the common man badly. Due to expensive fuel, not only has it become expensive to drive, but traveling in public transport has also become expensive. Not only this, transportation has also become expensive due to rising oil prices.
For Monday, April 18 petrol and diesel (Petrol-Diesel) The new prices of Rs. Even today, oil marketing companies have not increased the prices of petrol and diesel in any way. With this, today it has been 13 consecutive days when there has been no increase in oil prices. Let us inform that the last time the price of petrol and diesel was increased on 6 April, after which the price of petrol in Delhi went up to Rs 105 and in Mumbai above Rs 120 per liter. Apart from these, the price of petrol in Chennai is Rs 110 and in Kolkata it is beyond Rs 115 per liter.
Petrol became Rs 95 to 105 per liter on sight
Let us inform that after November 4, 2021, there was a change in the price of petrol and diesel directly on March 22, 2022 across the country. Oil companies started raising oil prices from 22 March, which lasted till 6 April. During this, petrol and diesel became costlier by Rs 10 per liter in the capital Delhi within just 16 days. On March 21, 2022, the price of petrol in Delhi was Rs 95.41 per liter, which increased to Rs 105.41 per liter on 6 April. However, oil companies have not increased the prices of fuel for the last 13 days.
What are the prices of oil in major cities of the country
| city | Petrol (Rs/Litre) | Diesel (Rs/Litre) |
| Delhi | 105.41 | 96.67 |
| Mumbai | 120.51 | 104.77 |
| Chennai | 110.85 | 100.94 |
| Kolkata | 115.12 | 99.83 |
| Lucknow | 105.25 | 96.83 |
| Jaipur | 118.03 | 100.92 |
| Patna | 116.23 | 101.06 |
| Jammu | 106.52 | 90.26 |
| Ranchi | 108.71 | 102.02 |
The high prices of petrol and diesel have shaken the common man badly. Due to expensive fuel, not only has it become expensive to drive, but traveling in public transport has also become expensive. Not only this, transportation has also become expensive due to rising oil prices, due to which the cost of everything used in everyday life has also increased. The common man of the country is hoping that the government will cut the tax collected on the purchase of petrol and diesel, but the central government has clearly said that they are not capable of reducing the tax on oil at present.
Petrol and diesel prices depend on state governments
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri recently said that the central government has already cut the excise duty levied on the purchase of oil. He said that now the states should reduce the VAT charged on the purchase of petrol and diesel. It is clear from this statement of the Union Minister that unless the state governments reduce VAT on oil, the general public will not get any relief from expensive petrol and diesel.
