Petrol, Diesel Price Today: Auto fuel prices of petrol and diesel remained stable for two months on Tuesday, January 4, following a drop in its prices in November 2021 across the country. In Delhi, the price of petrol was further reduced by the state government recently. The Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi recently announced that it will reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol. With this, petrol became cheaper by Rs 8 per liter in the national capital, down from Rs 100. In November, the central government had cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively. This came to the fore at a time when fuel rates were skyrocketing in the country.
After the Centre’s cut in excise duty on fuel prices, several states, including three opposition-ruled states, came together to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. Delhi was the latest state to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel. Two consecutive price cuts on auto fuels further reduced their prices, bringing relief to the common man.
With the Centre’s tax cut and state VAT deducted, the price of petrol in the national capital stood at Rs 95.41 and remained unchanged today. The price of petrol in Mumbai on that day was Rs 109.98 per liter, which is the highest among metros. According to the price notification by the state-owned oil marketing companies, the price of petrol in Kolkata today was Rs 104.67. The price of petrol in Chennai on Tuesday was Rs 101.40 a liter. The price of petrol in Ahmedabad that day was Rs 95.13.
The cost of a liter of diesel in Delhi was Rs 86.67. Diesel price in the financial capital was retailing at Rs 94.14 for a liter after the price cut, and was also unchanged. The price of one liter of diesel in Kolkata was fixed at Rs 89.79. In Chennai, diesel was priced at Rs 91.43 per liter, while in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, a liter of diesel would cost Rs 90.87.
Petrol and diesel prices vary from state to state depending on factors such as international crude oil prices, VAT and freight charges. Oil marketing companies update petrol and diesel prices every day at 6 am.
The prices of diesel and petrol in some of the major cities of the country are as follows:
Petrol Price in Mumbai: Rs 109.98 per liter
Diesel Price in Mumbai: Rs 94.14 per liter
Petrol price in Delhi: Rs 95.41 per liter
Diesel price in Delhi: Rs 86.67 per liter
Petrol Price in Chennai: Rs 101.40 per liter
Diesel Price in Chennai: Rs 91.43 per liter
Petrol Price in Kolkata: Rs 104.67 per liter
Diesel Price in Kolkata: Rs 89.79 per liter
Petrol Price in Pune: Rs 109.52 per liter
Diesel Price in Pune: Rs 92.31 per liter
Petrol Price in Hyderabad: Rs 108.20 per liter
Diesel Price in Hyderabad: Rs 94.62 per liter
Petrol Price in Bangalore: Rs 100.58 per liter
Diesel Price in Bangalore: Rs 85.01 per liter
Petrol Price in Chandigarh: Rs 100.12 per liter
Diesel price in Chandigarh: Rs 86.46 per liter
Petrol Price in Jaipur: Rs 107.06
Diesel Price in Jaipur: Rs 90.07
Petrol Price in Gurgaon: Rs 95.90
Diesel price in Gurgaon: Rs 87.11
Petrol Price in Raipur: Rs 101.11
Diesel Price in Raipur: Rs 92.33
Diesel Price in Guwahati: Rs 81.29 per liter
Petrol Price in Guwahati: Rs 94.58 per liter
Petrol Price in Lucknow: Rs 95.28 per liter
Diesel price in Lucknow: Rs 86.80 per liter
Petrol Price in Ahmedabad: 95.13 per liter
Diesel Price in Ahmedabad: Rs 89.12 per liter
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