In Delhi, petrol prices remained stable at ₹102.12 per liter. Diesel prices are currently at ₹95.20 per liter. In Kolkata, petrol is priced at ₹104.95 per liter and diesel at ₹99.82 per liter.
No change in petrol-diesel prices today
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged in major cities across the country today, Saturday, September 19. State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) revise petrol and diesel prices daily, and new prices are updated at 6 am.
The government has recently reduced the windfall tax on the export of petrol and diesel, but it has not had any direct impact on domestic retail prices and the prices for common consumers remain the same as before.
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How much was cut?
- The export duty on petrol has been reduced from Rs 1.50 per litre to Rs 0.50 (50 paise) per litre; that is, it has been reduced by Rs 1 per litre.
- The export duty on diesel has been reduced from ₹25 per liter to ₹20 per liter, a reduction of ₹5 per liter. The government has also waived the ₹1 Road and Infrastructure Cess (RIC) levied as part of this reduction.
- The government has reduced the tax on export of ATF (Air Turbine Fuel) from Rs 19 per liter to Rs 15 per liter, that is, there has been a relief of Rs 4 per liter.
Today's city-wise petrol-diesel price
| City | Petrol Price (per litre) | Diesel Price (per litre) | |
| Delhi | Rs 102.12 | Rs 95.20 | |
| Mumbai | Rs 111.31 | Rs 97.97 | |
| Kolkata | Rs 113.51 | Rs 99.82 | |
| Chennai | Rs 107.78 | Rs 99.56 | |
| Ghaziabad | Rs 101.76 | Rs 95.36 | |
| Patna | Rs 113.35 | Rs 99.36 | |
| Nagpur | Rs 111.90 | Rs 98.20 | |
| Dehradun | Rs 103.54 | Rs 95.93 | |
| Agra | Rs 101.66 | Rs 95.02 |
Meanwhile, petrol pump dealers are demanding exemptions from the new charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, which are set to take effect next month. Dealers have warned that their margins are already very low, making it difficult to absorb this additional expense. In such a situation, they may refuse to accept UPI payments of more than ₹2,000 altogether.
Petrol and diesel prices are already regulated by the government and oil companies (OMCs), which determine dealer commissions. Therefore, they cannot pass on transaction fees to customers. They must cover these losses themselves.
If UPI payments are indeed banned for large digital payments at petrol pumps, customers may once again have to resort to using cash or credit/debit cards in large amounts, which could deal a blow to the Digital India campaign.
