Petrol Diesel Price Today 20 August 2021: Petrol prices have been stable for the past 34 days. At the same time, diesel is cheaper for the third consecutive day. Petroleum companies have released new petrol and diesel rates. According to the new rate, Delhi was priced at Rs 101.84 per liter on Friday, while diesel fell 20 paise per liter to Rs 89.27 per liter. Despite this, diesel is still being sold in excess of 100 in many cities of the country, such as Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and Anupur.
Decline in crude oil
The decline in crude oil continues. Brent crude oil prices have fallen to their lowest level in the past four months. Brent crude fell $ 1.78 a barrel to $ 66.45 by the close of trading on Thursday. At the same time, WTI crude fell $ 1.67 per barrel to $ 63.79.
See where the cheapest petrol and diesel is selling
| Name of the city | Petrol Rs | Diesel Rs |
| Sri Ganga Nagar | 113.2 | 102.52 |
| Anupur | 112.78 | 100.44 |
| Reva | 112.42 | 100.11 |
| Jaipur | 108.71 | 98.39 |
| Indore | 110.26 | 98.13 |
| Bhopal | 110.2 | 98.05 |
| Mumbai | 107.83 | 96.84 |
| Patna | 104.25 | 95.01 |
| Bangalore | 105.25 | 94.65 |
| Ranchi | 96.68 | 94.22 |
| Chennai | 101.49 | 93.84 |
| Kolkata | 102.08 | 92.32 |
| Noida | 99.02 | 89.78 |
| Lucknow | 98.92 | 89.61 |
| Delhi | 101.84 | 89.27 |
| Chandigarh | 97.93 | 88.93 |
| Port Blair | 85.28 | 83.26 |
Source: IOC
This way the petrol and diesel rates will increase
After adding excise duty, dealer commission and other items to the price of petrol and diesel, its price will almost double. If the excise duty and VAT of the state government were removed, then the diesel and petrol rates would be Rs 27, but whether it was the center or the state government, they could not remove the tax at any cost. Because most of the income comes from here. This money will lead to development.
Prices are set every morning
As per the figures of August 16, the central government is spending Rs 32.90 on a liter of petrol in Delhi and Rs 23.50 a liter on petrol in Delhi. At the same time, the central government levied a tax of Rs 31.80 and the Delhi government 13. diesel. In addition, the Commodity and Dealer Commission is also included. Due to this, petrol in Delhi costs Rs. Crude oil prices fell by 2020, but since then, the epidemic has increased, and the central government has increased the excise duty.
Know your city rates this way
You can also check the price of petrol and diesel daily in your city by SMS. Indian Oil (IOC) customers can send RSP to 9224992249 and HPCL customers to HPPRICE to 9222201122. BPCL customers can send RSP to 9223112222.
