Petrol, Diesel Price Drops Below Rs 100 in Many States After Tax Cut, Check fuel rates here

Petrol, diesel price today: Petrol and diesel price on Sunday, November 21 remained unchanged for almost 20 days, with the ongoing month seeing only three consecutive hikes. The prices of these auto fuels were kept constant for the 18th consecutive day, according to a notification by the state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs).

The price of petrol and diesel dropped sharply after the Union government had decided to reduce the excise duty on auto fuel at the beginning of this month. After receiving criticism from a chunk of the masses as well as Opposition parties, the central government cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 10 a litre on the eve of Diwali.

Following this decision several status, mostly ruled by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and allies have also cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel prices. With this, petrol price has come down under Rs 100 in most of the states in India.

With the Centre’s tax reduction, petrol price was cut to at Rs 103.97 in the national capital of Delhi and remained unchanged on Sunday. Petrol price in Mumbai stood at Rs 109.98 per litre on the day, the highest among the metropolitan city. In Kolkata, price of one litre of petrol on Sunday stood at Rs 104.67. In Chennai, petrol price was at Rs 101.40 for one litre on the day.

Following are the prices of diesel and petrol across some major cities in the country:

Petrol price in Mumbai: Rs 109.98 per litre

Diesel price in Mumbai: Rs 94.14 per litre

Petrol price in Delhi: Rs 103.97 per litre

Diesel price in Delhi: Rs 86.67 per litre

Petrol price in Chennai: Rs 101.40 per litre

Diesel price in Chennai: Rs 91.43 per litre

Petrol price in Kolkata: Rs 104.67 per litre

Diesel price in Kolkata: Rs 89.79 per litre

Petrol price in Bhopal: Rs 107.23 per litre

Diesel price in Bhopal: Rs 90.87 per litre

Petrol price in Hyderabad: Rs 108.20 per litre

Diesel price in Hyderabad: Rs 94.62 per litre

Petrol price in Bengaluru: Rs 100.58 per litre

Diesel price in Bengaluru: Rs 85.01 per litre

Petrol price in Chandigarh: Rs 100.12 per litre

Diesel price in Guwahati: Rs 81.29 per litre

Petrol price in Lucknow: Rs 95.28 per litre

Diesel price in Lucknow: Rs 86.80 per litre

Diesel price in Chandigarh: Rs 86.46 per litre

Petrol price in Guwahati: Rs 94.58 per litre

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