Petrol will now cost Rs. Rs 68.64 a litre in Delhi, Rs. 73.74 in Mumbai, Rs. 72.64 in Chennai and Rs. 73.10 in Kolkata including local taxes. The new rates will be effective from midnight on Thursday.
The second hike in petrol prices in less than two months and the fourth this year was slapped on the common man on a day when the latest data showed that food inflation had risen dangerously to 12.21 per cent for the week ended October 22.
The government hinted that diesel and cooking gas prices might also be hiked in the near future. On Wednesday, oil minister S Jaipal Reddy asked for a meeting of the Pranab Mukherjee led group of ministers to decide on diesel and gas prices.
The second hike in petrol prices in less than two months and the fourth this year was slapped on the common man on a day when the latest data showed that food inflation had risen dangerously to 12.21 per cent for the week ended October 22.
The government hinted that diesel and cooking gas prices might also be hiked in the near future. On Wednesday, oil minister S Jaipal Reddy asked for a meeting of the Pranab Mukherjee led group of ministers to decide on diesel and gas prices.
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