New Delhi: Fuel costs have been elevated for the second consecutive day on Saturday (June 12), making diesel and petrol dearer than ever throughout India.
Surprisingly, in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, diesel costs crossed the Rs 100 mark for the primary time, and is promoting at Rs 100.05. In the district close to the India-Pakistan border, petrol is already promoting at over Rs 107 a litre.
Notably, Sri Ganganagar was additionally the primary district in India to see per litre petrol value breaching the Rs 100 mark in February early this yr.
In Delhi, petrol costs have been elevated by 27 paise per litre whereas diesel rates jumped by 23 paise per litre. With the most recent value revision, petrol is promoting at Rs 96.12 a litre and diesel is retailing at Rs 86.98 a litre in the capital city.
In Mumbai, the place petrol has already breached the Rs 100 mark, the gasoline’s value elevated to Rs 102.30. Diesel is retailing at Rs 94.39 per litre in the monetary capital. Petrol value in Mumbai had crossed the Rs 100 mark on May 29, 2021. Also Read: Congress holds nationwide protests in opposition to rising gasoline costs, calls for rollback of excise responsibility hike on petrol, diesel
Besides Mumbai (Maharashtra), petrol is promoting at above the Rs 100 mark in 5 different states and union territories, together with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Ladakh.
Taking observe of the rising costs of petrol and diesel, India’s finance ministry was reportedly contemplating reducing excise duties to minimise the impression of record-high home costs of gasoline. Also Read: Finance Ministry moots reducing taxes on petrol, diesel to check value hike: Sources
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