Do not panic! prices of petrol, diesel increased marginally by 1 paisa and 4 paise respectively

New Delhi, April 21: Listen all vehicle riders, please do not panic due to increased prices of petrol and diesel. Please note that the oil companies on Friday marginally raised the prices of petrol and diesel by 1 paisa and 4 paise respectively.

 

The increase in rates came into effect from Friday night excludes taxes levied by the states and central government. After the hike, petrol and diesel prices in Delhi have touched to 74 rupees 21 paise per litre and 65 rupees 46 paise respectively.

According to the price chart of Indian Oil, the price of petrol in Kolkata is 76 rupees 91 paise, it is 82 rupees 6 paise in Mumbai and 76 rupees 99 paise in Chennai. Meanwhile, Diesel prices also touched to 68 rupees 16 paise in Kolkata, 69 rupees 70 paise in Mumbai and 69 rupees 6 paise in Chennai.

Notably, Petrol price was Rs 80 per litre in Mumbai on May 13, 2014 and diesel prices were Rs 65.21 per litre before the BJP government came to power. The hike in the prices of petrol and diesel comes inspite of the international crude oil prices are at the lowest. Currently, the international crude oil prices stand around $75 a barrel.