Petrol and Diesel Rate Today, 8 January- Fuel rates unchanged; Check prices in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities

Petrol and Diesel Rate Today, 8 January: Fuel rates unchanged; Check prices in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities

Petrol and Diesel Rate Today in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad: Fuel prices remain unchanged on 8 January 2023 (Sunday), keeping costs steady for about seven months now. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 106.31 per litre, and diesel is selling at Rs 94.27 per litre. In the National Capital, petrol price is priced at Rs 96.72, while diesel is retailing at Rs 89.62 per litre, respectively. The last country-wide change in fuel rates was on 21 May last year, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slashed excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre on diesel.Petrol, diesel prices in Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Noida, Gurugram

Chennai: Petrol rate: Rs 102.63 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.24 per litreKolkata: Petrol rate today: Rs 106.03 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 92.76 per litreBengaluru: Petrol rate: Rs 101.94 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 87.89 per litreLucknow: Petrol rate: Rs 96.57 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.76 per litreNoida: Petrol rate: Rs 96.79 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.96 per litreGurugram: Petrol rate: Rs 97.18 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 90.05 per litreChandigarh: Petrol rate: Rs 96.20 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 84.26 per litreMumbai: Petrol rate: Rs 106.31 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.27 per litreDelhi: Petrol rate: Rs 96.72 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.62 per litre

Export of petrol by Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) rose 142% in a year between 2020-21 and 2021-22, while there was a miniscule rise of less than 1% in export of diesel during the same period. According to official figures, the OMCs exported 668 thousand metric tonnes (TMT) of petrol in 2021-22, which was 142 per cent more than 276 TMT of petrol exported by the country in 2020-21.

Any changes in petrol and diesel costs are implemented from 6 am every day. The prices of petrol and diesel change state by state, depending upon various criteria such as Value Added Tax (VAT), freight charges, the local taxes, etc. Public sector OMCs includingBharat Petroleum CorporationLtd (BPCL),Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)andHindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)revise their prices daily in line withinternational benchmark pricesand forex rates.