Similarly, after 4th consecutive hike, petrol and diesel have been priced at ₹106.43 per litre and ₹97.68 per litre respectively in Kolkata.
For the third consecutive day, the rates of petrol and diesel were increased by Rs 0.35 in the national capital.
In Mumbai, petrol prices were raised by ₹0.34 to ₹111.09 per litre while diesel by ₹0.37 to ₹101.78 per litre.
In Mumbai, petrol rates were hiked by Rs 0.34 to Rs 110.75 per litre, and diesel by Rs 0.37 to Rs 101.4 per litre.
On September 28 for gasoline and September 24 for diesel, a three-week respite
Petrol prices in Mumbai saw a rise to Rs 110.12 per litre while Diesel now costs Rs 100.66 a litre
Prior to the July/August price cuts, the petrol price was increased by Rs 11.44 a litre between May 4 and July 17.
In the state capital Bhopal, the price of diesel reached Rs 100.1 per litre, while petrol stood at Rs 111.10 per litre, Ajay Singh, the president of Petrol Pump Dealers Association (PPDA), told PTI.
The fuel rates vary from state to state and also in cities, depending on the incidence of local taxes like value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges.
Petrol price for the third straight day hiked by 25 paise a litre and diesel by 30 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
Petrol and diesel prices have the breached Rs 100 mark in several cities in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Diesel prices were raised on September 24 by 20 paisa per litre and again by 25 paisa per litre each on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and by 30 paisa per litre on Thursday and Friday.
Diesel rates increased to Rs 89.87 a litre in Delhi and Rs 97.52 in Mumbai. Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.
The price of petrol and diesel remains unchanged at Rs 101.19 and Rs 88.62 per litre in Delhi, as per Indian Oil Corporation.
Central Government is very sensitive to this issue (fuel price rise) but it is also very sensitive to see the other responsibilities that we have, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri said.
Diesel prices also declined across the four metros on Sunday. Price of the fuel in Delhi was lowered by 20 paise to Rs Rs 89.07 per litre from the previous level.
In the national capital, diesel was sold for Rs 89.27 per litre, 20 paise lower than the previous level. Petrol price was at Rs 101.84 per litre.
With the cut, diesel is now priced at Rs 89.47 and with no change in rates petrol continues to be sold for Rs 101.84 per litre in Delhi.
Chidambaram also asked if prices had not changed as all chiefs of oil marketing companies were in quarantine until Aug 15 or all those reasons were responsible for it.
Across the country as well, petrol prices increased in the range of 25-35 paise per litre, diesel prices reduced by 15-20 paise per litre.
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