Petrol Diesel Price Today 24 Aug 2020: Petrol prices rose for the fifth consecutive day today, while the price of diesel remained stable for the 24th consecutive day. Petrol prices have been increased from 13 to 16 paise on Monday. According to the website of IndianOil, on 24 August 2020, the rates of diesel and petrol in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai remained as follows ..
| name of the city | Petrol (Rs / liter) | Diesel (Rs / liter) |
| Delhi | 81.62 | 73.56 |
| Mumbai | 88.28 | 80.11 |
| Kolkata | 83.13 | 77.06 |
| Chennai | 84.64 | 78.86 |
| Noida | 82.01 | 73.87 |
| Lucknow | 81.91 | 73.77 |
| Patna | 84.19 | 78.72 |
After adding excise duty, dealer commission and other things to the price of petrol and diesel, its price almost doubles. Prices of petrol and diesel change daily depending on the price of crude in the international market along with foreign exchange rates. Oil marketing companies fix petrol and diesel rates daily after reviewing prices. Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum revise petrol and diesel rates at 6 am daily.
You can also check the price of petrol and diesel in your city daily via SMS. Indian Oil (IOC) consumers can send RSP <Dealer Code> at number 9224992249 and HPCL’s consumer HPPRICE <Dealer Code> can be sent to number 9222201122. BPCL consumers can send RSP <Dealer Code> to the number 9223112222.
