Oil marketing companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel for Thursday, April 28. Petrol and diesel prices across the country (Petrol-Diesel Price Today) Today, for the 23rd consecutive day, there has been no change of any kind. Therefore, in all the major cities and districts of the country, the sale of petrol and diesel will continue at the old rates even today. In the capital Delhi (Petrol Price in Delhi Today), the price of one liter of petrol is Rs 105.41 and the price of diesel is Rs 96.67. On the other hand, in Mumbai (Petrol Price in Mumbai Today), the price of petrol is Rs 120.51 per liter and the price of diesel is Rs 104.77 per liter.
Petrol price in Kolkata is Rs.115.12 as on 110.85 in Chennai.
Apart from Delhi and Mumbai, the price of petrol in Chennai today is Rs 110.85 and diesel is Rs 100.94 per liter. At the same time, in Kolkata today the price of petrol is Rs 115.12 and the price of diesel is Rs 99.83 per liter. If you want to see the latest prices of petrol and diesel in your city, then you can check by clicking on this link.
Latest prices of petrol and diesel in major cities of the country
city
Petrol (Rs/Litre)
Diesel (Rs/Litre)
Delhi 105.41 96.67 Mumbai 120.51 104.77 Chennai 110.85 100.94 Kolkata 115.12 99.83 Lucknow 105.25 96.83 Jaipur 118.03 100.92 Patna 116.23 101.06 Jammu 106.52 90.26 Ranchi 108.71 102.02
Oil became costlier by Rs 10 between March 22 and April 6
Let us inform that the last time the prices of petrol and diesel were increased across the country on 6th April. On 6 April, the prices of petrol and diesel were increased by 80-80 paise per liter in the capital Delhi. Since April 6, there has been no change in the price of fuel till today, April 28. Earlier, from November 4, 2021 to March 21, 2022, the fuel prices were completely stable across the country. After which oil prices started increasing from 22 March 2022. Between March 22 and April 6, petrol and diesel became costlier by Rs 10 per liter in Delhi.
PM Modi appeals to state governments to reduce tax on oil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to the state governments to cut the VAT charged on fuel due to the rising prices of petrol and diesel. Let us tell you that on Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi held a big meeting with the Chief Ministers of all the states through video conferencing. In this meeting, the PM gave his views on the current situation of coronavirus as well as the rising prices of petrol and diesel.
PM reprimands non-BJP state governments!
In the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the Chief Ministers of all the non-BJP ruled states including West Bengal, Maharashtra and Kerala to cut VAT to give relief from the rising prices of petrol and diesel in their respective states. PM Modi said that Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu ignored the central government’s talk for various reasons and did not reduce VAT on petrol and diesel.
Non-BJP ruled states had rejected the appeal of the central government
Let us inform that on November 4 last year, the Central Government had cut the excise duty on petrol and diesel, after which the Central Government had also appealed to the state governments to cut the tax levied on oil in their respective states. But apart from the BJP-ruled states, most of the state governments of other parties did not give any relief on petrol and diesel in their states, rejecting the appeal of the central government.
