Petrol dearer by about Rs. five per litre from midnight

There’s yet another fuel price hike which is to be effective from midnight today. The government of India allowed state-run oil marketers to raise petrol price today. As a result, Oil companies have hiked petrol price by Rs. 5 per litre.

The government controls price of diesel, cooking gas and kerosene. State-run oil marketers are free to revise petrol price but never do it without a cue from the oil ministry’s.

PTI reports that hike in prices of Diesel and LPG are unlikely to be hiked as of now.

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