Petrol, diesel prices hiked for ninth day in a row: See the latest rates
Petrol and diesel prices hiked for the ninth consecutive day. Oil companies on Monday hiked petrol prices by 48 paise and diesel by 59 paise
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices hiked for the ninth consecutive day. Oil companies on Monday hiked petrol prices by 48 paise and diesel by 59 paise.
With the hike, people in Delhi will now have to pay Rs 76.26 a litre for petrol and Rs 74.62 for diesel. Oil companies have started raising petrol and diesel prices as centre had eased lockdown in the wake of the Corona crisis.
In Chennai, people will have to pay Rs 79.96 a litre for petrol and Rs 72.69 for diesel.
It may be noted that during the Corona Crisis, oil prices fell sharply. However, the government had increased excise duty on petrol and diesel and some states had also increased local taxes.