Petrol Diesel Price August 20 2022: Check Latest Prices: Prices for diesel and petrol have been unchanged over the past 90 days, as of the 20th of August, 2022. It is believed that the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have decided to keep the prices at their current levels on Saturdays.
In terms of the cost of gasoline in Delhi, the price is to shell out Rs 96.72 per liter. For diesel, you have to pay an amount of 89.62 for a liter. In Mumbai, the cost of one liter of gasoline is the price of 106.31 per liter, while diesel cost Rs 94.27 a liter.
The prices of both diesel and petrol are the same since Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the reduction in excise duties on diesel and petrol. Nirmala Sitharaman gave an excuse for the duty cut for petrol of the equivalent of Rs 8 per liter and the price of diesel was reduced by Rs 6 per liter. diesel earlier in the year on the 21st of May.
The cost of diesel and petrol does not stay the same across various cities across India because of the imposition of local taxes, such as freight and VAT.
It is important to note that the public sector oil marketing companies, which could comprise Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) adjust the prices of fuel every day, keeping the benchmark global prices and exchange rates. If any adjustments to the price of petrol or diesel happen, it will be put into effect at 6 am each day.
Here are the costs of diesel and petrol within these cities:
Chennai: Petrol price: Rs 102.63/liter, Diesel price: Rs 94.24/liter
Bengaluru: Petrol price: Rs 101.94/liter, Diesel price: Rs 87.89/liter
Lucknow: Petrol: Rs 96.57/liter, Diesel: Rs 89.76/liter
Noida: Petrol: Rs 96.57/litre, Diesel: Rs 89.96/litre
Gurugram: Petrol: Rs 97.18/litre, Diesel: Rs 90.05/litre
Chandigarh: Petrol: Rs 96.20/litre, Diesel: Rs 84.26/litre
