Petrol-Diesel Price Today: Fuel rates hiked across India, third increase in four days

The retail prices of petrol and diesel on Friday were hiked across the country after a gap of one day.

In Delhi, the rates of petrol and diesel were increased by 80 paise per litre. Now, the petrol and diesel in the national capital will cost Rs 97.81 per litre and Rs 89.07 per litre respectively.

In Mumbai, the petrol price is increased by 84 paise, sold at Rs 112.51 per litre and after 85 paise hike, the price of diesel is Rs 96.70 per litre.

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Chennai saw a jump in petrol and diesel prices by 76 paise per litre each. Petrol will cost Rs 103.67 per litre and diesel at Rs 93.71 per litre in Chennai.

Petrol is priced at Rs 106.34 per litre after an increase of 84 paise in Kolkata and diesel is sold at Rs 91.42 a litre, after an increase of 80 paise.

Petrol and diesel prices had been on a freeze since November 4 as five states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, went to the Assembly elections. The prices were hiked by 80 paise per litre each on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Earlier on Thursday, the Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) increased the rate of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Rs 1 per kilogram.

Therefore, the price of one kg CNG will now cost Rs 59.01 per kg in Delhi.

Earlier, the IGL has also increased the price of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) by Rs 1 per standard cubic meter (SCM) effective from Thursday.

-With ANI inputs

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