Petrol gets cheaper by Rs 8 per litre in Delhi: Know prices in your city and other details here

Petrol Price in Delhi Today: In a relief to the common people in the national capital, Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government has decided to reduce VAT on petrol. Zee Business reporter Bhawana Kishor has reported that petrol will be cheaper by Rs 8 in Delhi. The new rates will come into effect from mid-night today.

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News agency PTI has also tweeted about this decision from its official Twitter handle. The tweet said, "Delhi cabinet decides to cut VAT on petrol from 30 per cent to 19.4 pc; Petrol price to go down by Rs 8 per litre in Delhi: Official sources."

Delhi cabinet decides to cut VAT on petrol from 30 per cent to 19.4 pc; Petrol price to go down by Rs 8 per litre in Delhi: Official sources

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 1, 2021

The central government, earlier this month, reduced the excise duty on fuel prices and since then the petrol and diesel prices have remained unchanged. On November 3, 2021, the Finance Ministry announced Rs 5 reduction in the excise duty of petrol and a cut of Rs 10 in the excise duty of diesel. This development came when fuel prices were at an all-time high in the country.

Following the announcement by the central government, several other states and union territories have also reduced the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel prices. Today, the Delhi government has also decided to reduce VAT on petrol.

As per the official website of Indian Oil, the current prices of petrol and diesel in Delhi are Rs 103.97 per litre and Rs 86.67 per litre, respectively.

In Mumbai, petrol is priced at Rs 109.98 per litre and diesel at Rs 94.14 per litre.

According to the official website of fuel retailer Indian Oil, prices of petrol and diesel are as follows:

1) Delhi: Petrol - Rs 103.97 per litre, Diesel: Rs 86.67 per litre

2) Mumbai: Petrol - Rs 109.98 per litre, Diesel: Rs 94.14 per litre

3) Kolkata: Petrol - Rs 104.67 per litre, Diesel: Rs 89.79 per litre

4) Chennai: Petrol - Rs 101.40 per litre, Diesel: Rs 91.43 per litre

If you are planning to fill your tank and want to know the current prices before stepping out of your homes, you can do it easily by doing this. You can check Petrol and Diesel price by sending SMS to 92249 92249. SMS "RSP <space>Dealer Code of Petrol Pump”. You can find the dealer code from IOCL website.

Use the following details to find fuel prices in your city -  

New Delhi – SMS Text - RSP 102072    

Mumbai – SMS Text - RSP 108412  

Faridabad – SMS Text – RSP 102287      

Noida – SMS Text – RSP 155444      

Kolkata – SMS Text – RSP 119941      

Chennai – SMS Text – RSP 133593      

Ghaziabad - SMS Text – RSP 154410      

Gurgaon - SMS Text – RSP 102082