Bhubaneswar: Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged across the four metros of the country for more than 100 days on March 2.
On November 3, the government went for the deepest excise duty cut ever to cool retail prices from record highs, reducing the duty on petrol by Rs 5 and on diesel by Rs 10. Many states and Union Territories followed the Centre’s lead to provide relief to consumers.
There has been a price reshuffle in cities like Noida, Gurugram, Jaipur, Lucknow and Patna, News18 reported.
Gurugram Petrol Rs 95.42 and Diesel Rs 86.64 per litre Noida Petrol Rs 95.73 and Diesel Rs 87.21 per litre Jaipur Petrol Rs 106.79 and Diesel Rs 90.45 per litre Lucknow Petrol Rs 95.14 and Diesel Rs 86.68 per litre Patna Petrol Rs 105.90 and Diesel Rs 91.09 per litre.
In Mumbai, a cut on November 4 reduced the price of petrol to Rs 109.98 a litre, which remains unchanged. Diesel is at Rs 94.14 a litre.
Among the four metro cities, fuel rates are the highest in Mumbai, according to the state-run oil refiner. Fuel rates vary across the states due to value-added tax or VAT.
