Petrol, and Diesel Prices on October 5: Indian oil companies have kept the petrol and diesel prices on Thursday, October 5, in all major cities almost at the same level with minor tweaks. These, however, vary from state to state due to value-added tax (VAT), freight charges, local taxes, etc.
There is a fall of 64 paise in the price of petrol in Maharashtra. The price of diesel has come down by 62 paise here. Petrol has become cheaper by 24 paise and diesel by 23 paise in Haryana. Also, in Jharkhand also there is a decline of 26 paise in the prices of petrol and diesel. Apart from this, prices of petrol and diesel have also fallen in Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Telangana. On the other hand, in West Bengal petrol has become costlier by 48 paise and diesel by 45 paise. Even in Punjab, petrol is being sold costlier by 36 paise and diesel by 34 paise.
At present, petrol in Delhi is being sold at Rs 96.72 a litre while diesel is being sold at Rs 89.62 a litre. Whereas in Mumbai, petrol is available at Rs 106.31 and diesel at Rs 94.27 per litre. While petrol in Kolkata is Rs 106.03 and diesel is Rs 92.76 per litre. On the other hand, petrol is being sold at Rs 102.63 and diesel at Rs 94.24 per litre in Chennai.
In India, oil marketing companies (OMCs) such as Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum determine petrol and diesel prices. This is done on a daily basis, and rates are determined in accordance with the price of crude oil throughout the world.
Why do fuel prices vary across states?
How to Check Petrol, and Diesel Prices City-Wise?
You can also know the daily rate of petrol and diesel through SMS. Indian Oil customers can get information by sending RSP and their city code to 9224992249 and BPCL customers can get information by sending an SMS to 9223112222 by typing RSP and their city code. Whereas, HPCL consumers can know the price by sending HPPrice and their city code to 9222201122.
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