Petrol and diesel prices have seen a continuation of their upward push across the country, inching to fresh new highs on Monday, 15 February.
According to a report by The Indian Express, in Delhi, the price of petrol was hiked by 26 paise a litre, while diesel saw an increase of 29 paise per litre.
Following the hike, petrol will now cost Rs 88.99 per litre in Delhi, while diesel is available for Rs 79.35 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol now costs Rs 95.46, while diesel is Rs 86.34.
The development comes amidst Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stating in a reply in Rajya Sabha that the government was not looking at cutting taxes on petrol and diesel.
As per a report in India Today, petrol is about to cross Rs 100 per litre in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar and in Jaipur, it is retailing at Rs 95.51.
The report adds that there are several other cities where petrol costs more than Rs 90.
In Kolkata, it is Rs 90.25 following the hike by oil marketing companies. In Bengaluru, it is Rs 91.97, Hyderabad it is Rs 92.53, Patna it is Rs 91.67 and Rs 90.87 in Thiruvanthapuram.
Diesel prices too have seen a hike with it retailing Rs 82.94, while Mumbaikars will have to pay Rs 86.34 for a litre of diesel from today.
Cost of diesel in Chennai too has gone up to rs 84.44 compared to Rs 94.16 per litre. The price of diesel in Bengaluru is Rs 84.12, in Bhubaneshwar it is Rs 86.63, in Hyderabad it is Rs 85.55, in Jaipur, it is Rs 87.76, Patna it is Rs 84.84 and Thiruvananthapuram it is Rs 85.30.
According to Times Now, over the past six days, the price of petrol has risen by Rs 1.81, while it has risen by Rs 1.85 for diesel.
The prices of petrol and diesel vary from state to state due to various taxes levied by the Central and state governments.
Petrol and diesel became cheaper by Rs 5 in Assam from Friday midnight, while the 25 percent additional cess on liquor was also removed.