Jharkhand govt cuts petrol price for 2-wheelers by Rs 25

Across various cities in the country including the national capital Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, the fuel prices were unchanged on Wednesday.

Petrol’s price in New Delhi stands at Rs 95.41 per litre, while the diesel remained unchanged at Rs 86.67 per litre. Recently, Delhi government reduced the VAT on petrol from 30 to 19.4 percent from December 1 midnight, cutting the price by around Rs 8 per litre in the city.

In Mumbai, the November 4 decline had taken the price of petrol to Rs 109.98 a litre which remained unchanged on the day. Diesel price also stayed put at Rs 94.14 per litre.

Earlier on November 3, 2021, the central government had cut the duty on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 10 a litre. Following this, many states and union territories cut local sales tax or value-added tax (VAT) to give further relief to consumers.

Updated by Divya Mangulam