NATION Petrol, diesel price today: Petrol price hikes by 30 paise litre and diesel by 35 paise Jyoti B Oct 09, 2021 03:51 GMT Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 30 paise a litre and diesel by 35 paise per litre as domestic fuel prices witnessed possibly the largest rally in rates. Following are the prices of diesel and petrol in a few cities in the country: Mumbai Petrol - Rs 109.83 per litreDiesel - Rs 100.29 per litre Delhi Petrol - Rs 103.84 per litreDiesel - Rs 92.47 per litre Chennai Petrol - Rs 101.27 per litreDiesel - Rs 96.93 per litre Kolkata Petrol - Rs 104.52 per litreDiesel - Rs 95.58 per litre Bhopal Petrol - Rs 112.38 per litreDiesel - Rs 101.54 per litre Hyderabad Petrol - Rs 108.02 per litreDiesel - Rs 100.89 per litre Bangaluru Petrol - Rs 107.46 per litreDiesel - Rs 98.15 per litre Guwahati Petrol - Rs 99.77 per litreDiesel - Rs 92.05 per litre Lucknow Petrol - Rs 100.89 per litreDiesel - Rs 92.90 per litre Gandhinagar Petrol - Rs 100.83 per litreDiesel - Rs 99.87 per litre Thiruvananthapuram Petrol - Rs 106.09 per litreDiesel - Rs 99.45 per litre Also Read: Hungary, Serbia agree for mutual recognition of India’s COVID-19 vaccination certificate: MEA From September 24 till now, the price of diesel has increased by Rs. 3.80 paise per liter. Whereas petrol has become costlier by Rs 2.70 paise per liter since 28 September. So far in this month, only one day (October 04) the rates of petrol and diesel have remained stable. The rest of the days saw an increase in fuel prices. The fuel rates vary from state to state and also in cities, depending on the incidence of local taxes like value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges. According to reports, Rajasthan levies the highest VAT in the country, followed by Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. State-run oil refiners such as Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise the fuel rates on a daily basis, by taking into account the crude oil prices in international markets as well as the rupee-dollar exchange rates. Any changes in petrol and diesel prices are implemented with effect from 6 am every day. Know the price of petrol and diesel in your city through SMS Petrol-Diesel prices are updated daily. In such a situation, you can know the price of petrol and diesel in your city every day through just one SMS. For this, the customers of Indian Oil (IOCL) will have to write the RSP code and send it to the number 9224992249. Click here to know the RSP Code of your city. (With inputs from ANI) mumbai Read More Read the Next Article