OMCs Update Fuel Rates: Check Todays Petrol, Diesel Price In Your City

The leading oil marketing companies have updated the petrol and diesel prices on August 13 and the prices remain unchanged. The price of both the fuels remain steady now for more than 2 months now. The Oil Marketing Companies release new rate list of petrol and diesel everyday.

If you happen to be in Delhi, petrol is selling at Rs 96.72 per litre while the diesel price is recorded at Rs 89.62 per litre. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, the price of one litre of petrol is recorded at Rs 106.31 per litre and diesel price is available at Rs 94.27 per litre.

Prices of both the fuel have been constant ever since finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slash in excise duty. Nirmala Sitharaman declared an excuse duty cut on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre on diesel earlier this year on May 21.

Petrol and diesel prices vary from state to state due to levy of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges.

It is important to note that public sector oil marketing companies that may include Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) revise prices of fuel everyday keeping in line with benchmark global prices and foreign exchange rates. If any changes in the prices of petrol and diesel occur, it is implemented at 6 AM everyday.

Below are the price of petrol and diesel in these cities:

Chennai: Petrol price: Rs 102.63/litre, Diesel price: Rs 94.24/litre

Bengaluru: Petrol price: Rs 101.94/litre, Diesel price: Rs 87.89/litre

Lucknow: Petrol: Rs 96.57/litre, Diesel: Rs 89.76/litre

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