On May 27, 2021, petrol and diesel rates in India have gone up for the fourteenth time this month.
In Delhi, petrol price has reached Rs. 93.68 per litre, after receiving a hike of 24 paise, whereas diesel rates have gone up by 29 paise to Rs. 84.61 per litre. At the same time, in Mumbai, petrol has almost reached Rs. 100 mark, currently standing at Rs. 99.94, after receiving a 23 paise hike compared to a day before. Diesel, on the other hand, saw a hike of 30 paise, and now costs Rs. 91.87 per litre.
However, the price of petrol in Jaipur and Thane have already reached Rs. 100.17 per litre and Rs. 100.06 per litre respectively, making them the newest Indian cities to join the Rs. 100+ club. At the same time, diesel price in Jaipur and Thane stood at Rs. 93.36 per litre and Rs. 91.99 per litre, respectively. However, Jaipur’s not the first city to cross the Rs. 100 per litre mark in India. Several non-metro regions in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra have already crossed that milestone. In Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, petrol and diesel have touched Rs. 104.67 per litre and Rs. 97.49 a litre, respectively. In the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh, petrol has breached Rs. 104.35 per litre mark and diesel retail at Rs. 95.46 a litre. Other regions where petrol prices are above Rs. 100 per litre include Jaisalmer, Banswara, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Rewa, Ratnagiri, Aurangabad, and Parbhani.
