New Delhi: Prices of gasoline and diesel hiking for fourth day in a row throughout the country on Saturday.
With a rs increase of 0.35, gasoline prices increased to Rs 107.24 per liter in the national capital while diesel prices were raised with the same amount as Rs 95.97 per liter.
In Mumbai, the price of gasoline and diesel per liter stands each at Rs 113.12 and Rs 104.00.
As for Kolkata and Chennai, gasoline and diesel each Rs 107.78 and Rs 99.08 were respectively in Kolkata and Rs 104.22 and Rs 100.25 in Chennai.
Rates have been upgraded throughout the country and different from the state to the state depending on the incidence of value added tax.
The increase in fuel prices in the country will not soon come down.
The central government is in talks with several oil exporter countries about the issue of supply and oil demand but there is no possible assistance immediately.
On Monday, a source told Ani that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas recently raised concerns about the issue of pricing, supply and demand for oil to the main oil-producing countries.
“Because crude prices rose internationally, the Ministry of Petroleum called the Ministry of Energy from many countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Russia and others,” said the source to Ani.
Gasoline, price of hiked diesel for fourth consecutive days
