Petrol and diesel prices on August 28: Check latest rates in your city today

In India, fuel prices are reviewed daily by oil marketing companies (OMCs). The new rates – unchanged or revised – are announced at 6am each day.

Published on: Aug 28, 2023, 08:37:55 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged in major cities on Monday, with oil marketing companies (OMCs), which review fuel prices on a daily basis, leaving the rates untouched for the day. However, minor revision was made in case of individual places.

In Mumbai, petrol stands at ₹106.31 per litre, while diesel is retailing at ₹94.27 per litre. (File)

OMCs, namely Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil, announce daily petrol and diesel prices – unchanged or revised – at 6am on the day. The previous pan-nation revision to fuel rates, meanwhile, was made on May 21 last year.

Fuel prices on August 28

Accordingly, in Delhi, one litre of petrol continues to retail for ₹96.72, while a litre of diesel comes for ₹89.62. In Mumbai, commuters must pay ₹106.31 for a litre of petrol, and ₹94.27 for diesel. In Kolkata and Chennai, petrol is being sold for ₹106.03 and ₹94.24 respectively; in these two cities, diesel is at ₹92.76 (Kolkata) and ₹94.24 (Chennai).

City	Petrol price (per litre)	Diesel price (per litre)
Ahmedabad	₹96,63	₹92.38
Bengaluru	₹101.94	₹87.89
Chandigarh	₹96.20	₹84.26
Gurugram	₹96.98	₹89.85
Hyderabad	₹109.66	₹97.82
Jaipur	₹108.22	₹93.48
Lucknow	₹96.57	₹89.76
Noida	₹96.59	₹89.76

Why fuel prices vary from state-to-state?

This is because of factors such as value-added tax (VAT), freight charges, local taxes, etc.

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