For the third time in a row, prices of Petrol and Diesel were cut by Rs 2 per litre and Rs 0.50 per litre respectively, on account of reduction in international crude prices in the month of August. The new rates announced by the oil marketing companies (OMCs) will be effective from September 1, 2015. As a result, price of Petrol in the national capital will be Rs 61.20 per litre as against Rs 63.20 including local levies, while diesel will be available at Rs 44.45 as compared to Rs 44.95 earlier.
Earlier, oil firms had cut petrol price by Rs 1.27 a litre and diesel by Rs 1.17 per litre with effect from August 15. Prior to that, rates of petrol were cut on August 1 by Rs 2.43 a litre and that of diesel by Rs 3.60. The OMCs have said that since the last price change, there has been a decrease in international prices of both petrol and diesel, while the rupee-dollar exchange rate depreciated during this period. The combined impact of both these factors warranted a downward revision in prices, the impact which is being passed on to the consumers with this price decrease.
PSU oil marketing companies Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) revise petrol and diesel prices on 1st and 16th of every month based on average imported cost and rupee-dollar exchange rates in the previous fortnight.
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