Petrol is at Rs 120.87 per litre in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar
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Outside the major cities of India, fuel is the most expensive in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district located near the India-Pakistan border. Petrol is priced at an exorbitant Rs 120.87 per litre while diesel sells for Rs 111.77 per litre in this district.
Oil marketing companies revise petrol and diesel prices daily on the basis of value-added tax (VAT) levied on fuel by different states, freight charges, average price of benchmark fuel in the international market in the past 15 days and foreign exchange rate. These revisions become effective from 6 am every morning.
After the recent hike in prices, petrol costs Rs 108.64 per litre in Delhi while diesel is priced at Rs 97.37 per litre in the national capital. Petrol now costs 37.52 per cent more than aviation turbine fuel (ATF) sold to airlines in Delhi. ATF costs Rs 79,020.16 per kilo litre or roughly Rs 79 per litre in the national capital.
Petrol currently is selling at Rs 114.47 per litre and diesel is available for Rs 105.49 per litre in Mumbai. Petrol is selling for Rs 108.64 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 100.49 per litre in Kolkata.
Petrol is currently priced at Rs 105.43 per litre and diesel is available for Rs 101.59 per litre in Chennai. Among the major Indian cities, fuel is the costliest in Bhopal. Petrol is priced at Rs 117.35 per litre and diesel is being sold for Rs 106.76 per litre in Bhopal.
