Petrol and Diesel are nearly a rupee more expensive, and this is the fourteenth hike in sixteen days.

 

 

    Today's Fuel Prices: Petrol in Delhi will cost 105.41 per litre, up from 104.61 yesterday, while diesel will cost 96.677 per litre, up from 95.87 yesterday.

According to a price announcement from state fuel retailers, petrol in Delhi will now cost 105.41 per litre, up from 104.61 yesterday, and diesel rates will rise from 95.87 per litre to 96.677. Petrol will be sold for 120.51 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel will be sold for 104.77 per litre. 

Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, justified the fuel price hike on Tuesday, comparing it to that of other countries and claiming that India's increase was "only 5%."

"The increase in fuel prices in India is one-tenth of the price change in other countries. When comparing gasoline (petrol) prices between April 2021 and March 2022, the prices in the United States of America (USA) increased by 51%, Canada by 52%, Germany by 55%, the United Kingdom (UK) by 55%, France by 50%, Spain by 58%, but India only by 5% "Mr Puri in the Lok Sabha.