Stories

Petrol price cut by Rs8/litre

The interim government on Monday slashed the ex-depot price of petrol by Rs 8 per litre in a fortnightly petroleum products’ price review starting January 16, 2024.

In a statement, the Finance Division has announced decrease in the rate of petrol by 2.9 percent, ie, from Rs 267.34 to Rs 259.34 per litre. However, the price of high speed diesel (HSD) has been kept unchanged at Rs 276.21 per litre. The price of kerosene oil has also come down by Rs 1.97 to Rs 186.86 per litre and light diesel oil (LDO) by 92 paisa to Rs 164.83 per litre.