After Surge In Petrol Diesel Prices For 12 Days, Some States Get Relief As Fuel Rates Remain Unchanged

After a continuous rise in prices, fuel costs come to a halt on Sunday.

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New Delhi: Fuel prices in India were soaring for 12 days straight with prices either crossing the 100-mark in some states or getting really close to it. The worst affected being the common man who has to shell out more money, straining his daily budget, but the halt in the prices may offer some relief. 

As per Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) prices for today, Petrol and Diesel rates remained unchanged from yesterday. In Delhi, Petrol is priced at Rs. 90.58 and Diesel is at Rs. 80.97 meanwhile in Mumbai petrol cost stays at Rs 97 per litre and diesel at Rs 87.06 per litre, after being hiked by 38 paise and 39 paise respectively on Sarurday. In Kolkata as well, the prices are the same as Saturday, price of petrol is Rs 91.78 per litre while diesel now costs Rs 84.56 per litre.

Fuel prices in other major cities

• Jaipur where Petrol is at Rs 97.10 per litre and Diesel is at Rs 89.44 per litre.
• Chennai the price of petrol is 92.59 and diesel is Rs.85.98.
• Petrol in Lucknow is Rs.88.86 whereas Diesel is Rs.81.35.
• Noida petrol costs Rs.88.92 while diesel is Rs. 81.41 

Fuel prices in various states: 

• Uttar Pradesh - Petrol is Rs. 81.25, Diesel is Rs. 88.78.
• West Bengal - Petrol is Rs. 91.78, Diesel is Rs. 84.56.
• Rajasthan - Petrol is Rs.97.10,  Diesel is Rs. 89.44 
• Karnataka - Petrol is 93.22, Diesel is 85.47 

On Saturday, during a press conference, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman termed skyrocketing fuel prices to be a “vexatious issue” and said both the Centre and state governments must hold talks to bring retail rates to a reasonable level for the consumers. “I know I am treading on an area and whatever I may say, to bring in the reality into picture, will only sound like I am obfuscating,” Sitharaman told the media in the national capital.

She added, “it is oil marketing companies who have to say whether they want to cut it down or raise it… It is the oil marketing companies which import the crude, refine, distribute it and even put the cost for logistics".