On Monday, the first day of Lockdown 4, on May 18, 2020, both petrol and diesel rates increased. Today, petrol rate has increased by Rs 1.67 per liter to Rs 71.26 per liter. At the same time, it was Rs 69.39 per liter. Petroleum companies have changed the rates of petrol and diesel today. According to the website of Indian Oil, on 18 May 2020, the rates of diesel and petrol in Delhi (Delhi), Mumbai (Mumbai), Kolkata (Kolkata) and Chennai (Chennai) were as follows ..
| city | Petrol (Rs / liter) | Diesel (Rs / liter) |
| Delhi | 71.26 | 69.39 |
| Kolkata | 73.30 | 65.62 |
| Mumbai | 76.31 | 66.21 |
| Chennai | 75.54 | 68.22 |
Between the first, second and third rounds of lockdown in the country, oil companies did not make any changes for a full 50 days to prevent Corona virus infection. Earlier, the public sector oil companies had changed the prices of petrol and diesel on 16 March. Indian Oil had reduced the petrol price from Rs 69.75 to Rs 69.59 on March 15. Similarly, the price of diesel was Rs 62.44 per liter on 15 March. A day later, ie on 16 March, the companies reduced the price to Rs 62.29. This price of petrol and diesel remained in force throughout the country for fifty days. The figures of the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell show that the price of petrol and diesel has never remained stable for such a long period of time since the beginning of fixing the price of fuel daily.
Petrol and diesel rates are fixed daily at 6 o’clock
Oil marketing companies fix petrol and diesel rates every day after reviewing prices. Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum revise petrol and diesel rates at 6 am daily.
Know the rates of petrol and diesel in your city through SMS
You can also check the price of petrol and diesel in your city daily via SMS. Indian Oil (IOC) Consumer RSP<डीलर कोड> HPCRICE by writing to number 9224992249 and HPCL consumer <डीलर कोड> Text can be sent to number 9222201122. BPCL Consumer RSP<डीलर कोड> Text can be sent to number 9223112222.