Petrol, and Diesel Prices on September 27: Indian oil companies have kept the petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday, September 27, 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.
In West Bengal, petrol has become costlier by 42 paise and diesel by 39 paise. There is an increase of 25 paise in the price of petrol and diesel in Uttar Pradesh. Petrol has become costlier by 32 and 30 paise in Maharashtra. Apart from this, prices of petrol and diesel have increased in many other states/union territories including Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. In Rajasthan, petrol has become cheaper by 19 paise and diesel by 17 paise. The prices of petrol and diesel have also been reduced in Haryana.
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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