Petrol price on Saturday, April 16, remained unchanged for the 10th day in a row, while diesel prices were also not updated by the state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs). In national capital Delhi, petrol price has been set at Rs 105.41 for one litre, while petrol price in Mumbai stands at a record high of Rs 120.51 per litre. Diesel rates in these cities remained at Rs 96.67 per litre, and Rs 104.77 per litre, respectively. Petrol price and diesel price for the day are usually notified by oil marketing companies daily, but they have not made a change in the prices in 10 days.
In other major parts of the country, petrol price in Kolkata was standing at Rs 115.12 for one litre, while the same quantity of diesel was priced at Rs 99.82 in the city. In Chennai too, one litre of petrol was retailing at the previous price of Rs 110.89 and diesel at Rs 100.94 per litre, according to a notification from state-owned oil marketing companies.
Before this freeze, petrol price and diesel price were hiked by as much as Rs 10 in just a period of 16 days. The rates of these precious fuels vary from state to state depending on taxation, transportation cost etc.
