Petrol, Diesel Prices have been hiked for the fourteenth Day in a row on Saturday in India, by the Narendra Modi Government. In the 13-day period, the price of petrol has been increased by a cumulative Rs 7.62 per litre.
Petrol and diesel prices were increased across India on Saturday, marking the fourteenth straight day of hike.
With effect from 6 am on June 20, the price of petrol was increased by 51 paise per litre in Delhi, and diesel by 61 paise per litre, compared to the previous day.
While the price of petrol was revised to Rs 78.88 per litre in the national capital from Rs 78.37 per litre the previous day, the diesel rate was increased to Rs 77.67 per litre from Rs 77.06 per litre, according to notifications from state-run Indian Oil Corporation, the country’s largest fuel retailer.
In Jammu Kashmir, petrol is being sold at 81.91 per litre, while the per litre cost of diesel has been taken to 72.55.
Brent crude rose 10 cents to $41.61 a barrel, after trading up to $42.92 a barrel and then briefly turning negative. U.S. crude was 29 cents higher at $39.15, after earlier touching $40.49.