Petrol price on Sunday touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre and diesel climbed to its highest ever level of Rs 67.57 as the oil PSUs passed on four weeks of relentless rise in international oil prices to consumers.
Petrol price increased by 33 paisa a litre in Delhi — the highest since the daily price revision came into force in mid-June 2017, and diesel by 26 paisa, according to price notification issued by state-owned oil firms.
Rates vary from State-to-State depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT. Prices in Delhi are the cheapest. Petrol has touched an all time-high, breaching the previous high of Rs 76.06 touched in Delhi on September 14, 2013.