Premium petrol crosses ₹100 mark in Rajasthan

Premium petrol price crossed the ₹100 mark in Sriganganagar town of Rajasthan as fuel prices were hiked on Wednesday for the second consecutive day. Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 25 paise per litre each across the country, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies. This took the petrol price in Delhi to ₹86.30 per litre and to ₹92.86 in Mumbai. The diesel rate climbed to ₹76.23 a litre in the national capital and to ₹83.03 per litre in Mumbai, the price data showed. Fuel prices, which vary from state to state depending on local sales tax or VAT, are now at record levels in the country. In Sriganganagar, regular petrol costs ₹98.40 per litre and premium or branded petrol comes for ₹101.15 a litre. Branded petrol in Delhi comes for ₹89.10 a litre and for ₹95.61 in Mumbai. State-owned fuel retailers on January 6 resumed daily price revisions after nearly a month-long hiatus.