Petrol Price Hiked by Rs 3.13, Diesel by Rs 2.71

New Delhi: Petrol price was on Friday hiked by Rs 3.13 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre – the second straight steep increase in rates this month.

The raise, which comes on the back of increases of Rs 3.96 per litre and Rs 2.37 a litre in petrol and diesel, respectively, from May 1, will be effective from the midnight of May 15 and May 16.

Petrol price in Delhi will be Rs 66.29 a litre from Saturday as against the current Rs 63.16 while diesel will cost Rs 52.28 per litre as against Rs 49.57, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said.

The two consecutive hikes have wiped away more than one-third of the gains that had accrued to consumers when global rates began to fall in August last year.

“Since last price change (effective May 1), there has been a steep increase in international prices of both petrol and diesel. Rupee-US dollar exchange rate has also depreciated quite significantly during this period.”

“Combined impact of both these factors warrant an upward revision in prices, the impact of which is being passed on to consumers with this price increase,” IOC, the nation’s largest oil retailer, said in a statement.

The price of petrol has been cumulatively cut by Rs 17.11 a litre in 10 reductions between August and February while that of diesel has been lowered by Rs 12.96 a litre in 6 reductions between October and February.

After two rates hikes (0.82 a litre in petrol and Rs 0.61 per litre in diesel on February 16, and Rs 3.18 per litre in petrol and Rs 3.09 a litre in diesel on March 1), rates were again cut on April 2 (49 paise a litre in petrol and Rs 1.21 in diesel) and then on April 16 (80 paise per litre on petrol and Rs 1.30 a litre on diesel).

“The movement of prices in international oil market and rupee-dollar exchange rate shall continue to be closely monitored and developing trends of the market will be reflected in future price changes,” IOC said.

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Source:Ndtv