NEW DELHI: gas costs rose again through the nation on Friday including more distress to ordinary individual’s woe, because he grapples with increasing food costs amid decreasing income.
Petrol prices have attained very near hitting the century mark all over the nation extending the range of historical high costs which had made the gas speed cross the Rs 100 per-litre-mark in certain cities and cities of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
On Fridaythe oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased the amount of gas and gas between 23-30 paisa per litre throughout the four metros.
Thus, the cost of gas rose by 27 paisa per litre to Rs 96.93 each litre and diesel by 28 paisa per litre per cent 87.69 each litre at Delhi.
In Mumbai, in which gas cost totaled Rs 100 indicate for the first time on May 29, the gas cost reached new high of Rs 103.08 each litre on Friday.
Diesel cost also increased from town by 30 paisa per litre to achieve Rs 95.14 a litre, the greatest one of metros.
Around the nation gas and gas prices rose on Friday however its retail costs varied based on the amount of local taxation in various nations.
Petrol prices at both other metros also have gained nearer to Rs 100 each litre markers and OMC officials stated that if global oil prices continued to business, this mark may also be broken in different regions by month-end.
With Friday’s price increase, gas costs have increased on 26 times and stayed unchanged on 23 days as May 1.
The 26 gains have consumed the gas costs by Rs 6.54 a litre at Delhi.
In the same way, gas have grown by Rs 6.96 a litre from the federal capital.
With international crude prices also increasing on a pickup need and ridding stocks of worlds biggest gas guzzler — that the US, retail costs of gas in India is expected to firm up further in forthcoming days.
The benchmark Brent crude that attained multi year high degree of $75 on ICE or even Intercontinental Exchange a day or two ago had deflected slightly to stay around $73 a cone now.
Hiked again, Gas nears century mark pan-India
