The cost of petrol and diesel were hiked again today, for the seventh time in a week, leading to an increase of Rs 4.00 and Rs 4.10 per litre respectively since last one week.
This is the seventh increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22. Petrol and diesel after the hike of 30 paise and 35 paise respectively in Delhi are now being sold at Rs 99.41 per litre and Rs 90.72 per litre today.
With the latest revision, in Mumbai, the prices of petrol and diesel were hiked by 31 paise and 37 paise respectively. Now, the people in the finance capital will have to pay Rs 114.19 for petrol and Rs 98.50 for diesel.
The revised rates of petrol and diesel in Chennai is Rs 105.18 and Rs 95.33, while in Kolkata, the price of petrol is Rs 108.85 and diesel is Rs 93.92. In Bengaluru, the price of petrol is Rs 104.78 and Rs 89.02 per litre for diesel.
In Hyderabad, the litre of petrol is costing around Rs one hundred and thirteen.
