Last Updated: April 20, 2023, 07:00 IST
In Delhi, petrol prices Rs 96.65 per litre. On the opposite hand, diesel is priced at Rs 89.82 per litre. (Representative picture)
In Hyderabad, the petrol was priced at 109.66 whereas in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow, it was Rs 96.57
Petrol, and Diesel Prices Today: Petrol and diesel costs have been fixed on Thursday, 20 April, in the figures throughout main cities together with New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Bengaluru as gas charges continued their ten-month streak of value stability. However, cities throughout the nation have witnessed fluctuations in gas costs throughout the nation.
In Delhi-NCR petrol costs have been marked at Rs 96.72 for the nationwide capital, Rs 97.10 for Gurugram, Rs 96.77 for Noida, the info confirmed. Mumbai’s petrol value was marked at Rs 106.31.
Meanwhile, as per the info citing costs in capital cities, Andhra Pradesh had the most costly petrol Thursday, priced at Rs 111.76, whereas the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar had the bottom value at Rs 84.10. In Hyderabad, the petrol was priced at 109.66 whereas in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow, it was Rs 96.57.
While Dehradun, Mangalore and Bhopal noticed an increase in their gas prices, Coimbatore, Indore, Nashik and Pune noticed their costs fall.
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) change gas retail costs on daily basis at 6 am in accordance with the value of crude oil all through the world. Through excise tax, base pricing, and value caps, Centre controls gas costs.
The costs of petrol and diesel change state by state, relying upon varied standards comparable to Value Added Tax (VAT), freight fees, native taxes, and so on. The final country-wide change in gas charges was on 21 May final 12 months, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slashed excise responsibility on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre on diesel.
How are Petrol, and Diesel Rates Decided?
Since the reduce of excise responsibility by the central authorities in May 2022, some states have additionally diminished VAT costs on fuels, whereas some have imposed cess on petrol and diesel. The Punjab authorities determined to impose a cess of 90 paise per litre on petrol and diesel in a gathering of the state cupboard. Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal additionally introduced a cess on petrol, diesel and liquor in the second full price range of the LDF authorities. A social safety cess of Rs 2 per litre shall be slapped on petrol and diesel. Some cities comparable to Lucknow noticed a minor fall in petrol and diesel costs, test the most recent charges right here:
Petrol, and Diesel costs in Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Noida, and Gurugram on April 20, 2023
| CITY | Petrol (Per Litre) | Diesel (Per Litre) |
| Bengaluru | Rs 101.94 | Rs 87.89 |
| (*100*) | Rs 96.20 | Rs 84.26 |
| Chennai | Rs 102.86 | Rs 94.46 |
| Gurugram | Rs 96.66 | Rs 89.54 |
| Kolkata | Rs 106.03 | Rs 92.76 |
| Lucknow | Rs 96.54 | Rs 89.81 |
| Mumbai | Rs 106.31 | Rs 94.27 |
| New Delhi | Rs 96.72 | Rs 89.62 |
| Noida | Rs 96.76 | Rs 89.93 |
Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lately requested OMCs to chop the retail costs of petrol and diesel if the crude oil costs in the worldwide market come down and likewise if OMCs underneath restoration come down. OMCs incurred a lack of Rs 21,200 crore on account of promoting petrol and diesel beneath the fee value.
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