New Delhi: After a brief hiatus, diesel prices were today hiked by Rs 1.09 a litre, excluding state levies.
The monthly increases in diesel rates, which had been put on hold just before India began voting to elect a new government, were back no sooner than polling ended today.
The hikes, effective from midnight tonight, are excluding state sales tax or VAT and actual increase will be higher and will vary from city to city, the oil companies announced.
Diesel price in Delhi will be hiked by Rs 1.22 a litre after including taxes, to Rs 56.71 per litre, while it will cost Rs 65.21 a litre in Mumbai as against Rs 63.86 at present.
State-owned oil companies, which had last hiked diesel price on March 1, will lose Rs 5.71 a litre even after today's hike.
