Petrol Diesel Price Today: Oil companies have released new rates of petrol and diesel, is it a burden on your pocket? Check the latest prices in your city

Amid the ongoing turmoil in the global energy market and international crude oil prices, Indian oil marketing companies—Indian Oil (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL)—have released the latest retail selling prices (RSP) of petrol and diesel at 6 am today. What is a big relief for common consumers and daily motorists is that there has been no major change in fuel prices at the national level and the rates have remained broadly stable. However, due to differences in local sales tax (VAT) and freight charges in different states, there is a slight variation in fuel prices in different cities. If you too are going to fill your car’s tank today, then definitely check the latest prices in your city.

Petrol and diesel rates have remained stable today in all four major metros of the country without any major fluctuations:

Due to high rates of local taxes in the country’s financial capital Mumbai, petrol prices remain on top in the metros, while in the national capital Delhi, fuel is available at the most affordable rate among the four metros.

Apart from the metros, the prices of petrol and diesel in other big business and state headquarters of the country also remain as per the prescribed standards:

• Lucknow: Petrol ₹101.86 per liter Diesel ₹95.36 per liter

• Kanpur: Petrol ₹101.59 per liter Diesel ₹95.06 per liter

• Noida/Ghaziabad: Petrol ₹101.90 per liter Diesel ₹95.01 per liter

• Patna: Petrol ₹113.37 per liter Diesel ₹99.36 per liter

• Jaipur: Petrol ₹113.19 per liter Diesel ₹98.25 per liter

• Bengaluru: Petrol ₹111.68 per liter Diesel ₹99.56 per liter

• Hyderabad: Petrol ₹116.15 per liter Diesel ₹104.23 per liter

• Ahmedabad: Petrol ₹102.15 per liter Diesel ₹98.27 per liter

• Chandigarh: Petrol ₹101.54 per liter Diesel ₹89.47 per liter

Retail prices of petrol and diesel in India operate entirely under a dynamic fuel pricing mechanism. The country’s public oil companies assess the average 15-day prices of crude oil in the international market and the exchange rate of the Indian rupee against the US dollar. On this basis the base price is decided. After this, the final consumer rate (Retail Selling Price) is determined by adding the Central Excise Duty imposed by the Central Government, Value Added Tax (VAT) charged by the concerned State Government, dealer’s commission and the transportation cost of delivering fuel from the refinery to the petrol pump. This is the reason why oil of the same company is sold at different prices in different states and even neighboring districts.

If you want to know the exact and latest price of your area before going to the petrol pump, then oil companies have provided an easy SMS based facility for this. For this you don’t even need internet:

• For Indian Oil (IOCL): By going to the message box of your mobile RSP Dealer Code type and it 9224992249 Send it to.

• For Bharat Petroleum (BPCL): in the message box RSP Dealer Code by writing 9223112222 Send to.

• For Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL): in the message box HPPRICE Dealer Code by writing 9222201122 send over. The 6 digit unique dealer code of each petrol pump is displayed at the respective petrol pump or it can also be obtained from the official website of the companies. As soon as you send the message, you get the current prices of petrol and diesel of that pump on your phone through SMS in a few seconds.