Petrol Diesel Price Today 17 February 2021: Petrol and diesel prices are skyrocketing. State-owned oil marketing companies increased petrol and diesel prices for the ninth consecutive day. According to the company’s notification, petrol prices have been hiked by 26 paise per liter and diesel by 26 paise per liter. Prices are breaking new records in cities like Delhi and Mumbai. Petrol price in the national capital on Wednesday was Rs 89.54 per liter. And in Mumbai, petrol prices have gone up by Rs 96. Petrol price in the Ganganagar area of Rajasthan is Rs. The petrol price here is Rs 100.13.
See what petrol and diesel are selling at today’s major cities…
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| Name of the city | Petrol (Rs / liter) |
Diesel (Rs / liter) |
| Mumbai | 96.00 | 86.98 |
| Chennai | 91.68 | 85.01 |
| Kolkata | 90.78 | 83.54 |
| Delhi | 89.54 | 79.95 |
Source: IOC
Petrol and diesel rates will thus be increased
Once excise duty, dealer commission and other items are added to the price of petrol and diesel, its price will double. Diesel and petrol rates may be around Rs 27 per liter, excluding central government excise and VAT, but neither the central nor the state government can remove the tax at any cost. Because the bulk of the revenue comes from here. This money leads to growth. Explaining that Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that the central government’s excise share in petrol prices in Delhi is Rs 32.98. At the same time, the state government’s share of sales tax or value added tax (VAT) is Rs 19.55.
Prices are set every morning
In fact, petrol and diesel prices fluctuate daily depending on the foreign exchange rates and the crude prices in the international market. Oil market companies set petrol and diesel prices every day after checking prices. Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum revise petrol and diesel rates at 6am every morning.
Find petrol and diesel rates in your city
You can also check the price of petrol and diesel by SMS every day in your city. Indian Oil (IOC) customers RSP You can send the number to 9224992249 and the HPCL customer is HPPRC Can be sent to 9222201122. BPCL customers RSP You can send the number to 9223112222.
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