Petrol, diesel price today: Oil marketing companies review the fuel rates on a daily basisPetrol prices were revised while diesel rates were kept unchanged on Monday.
With effect from 6 am, petrol prices were at Rs72.98 per litre in Delhi and Rs78.55 per litre in Mumbai, according to Indian Oil Corporation.
Diesel rates stood at Rs66.26 per litre and Rs 69.35 per litre in the metros respectively.
Currently, the rates of petrol and diesel vary from city to city, and any changes brought by oil marketing companies such as Indian Oil are reflected at the fuel pumps with effect from 6 am.Monday's petrol prices in Delhi and Mumbai marked a hike of 6 paise per litre each compared to the previous day's rates.
In case of diesel, the prices remained at the same levels as Sunday.Here's how to check today's petrol and diesel prices at Indian Oil pumps in your city:According to Indian Oil's website, iocl.com, the consumer can access the information on the latest indicative petrol and diesel rates by sending an SMS to 9224992249 in the following format:RSPlt;space>petrol pump dealer codeHere's the list of dealer codes of petrol pumps in different cities, as mentioned by Indian Oil on its portal:CitySMS textCitySMS textNew DelhiRSP 102072KolkataRSP 119941MumbaiRSP 108412ChennaiRSP 133593AgartalaRSP 159850AizwalRSP 160181AmbalaRSP 102049BangaloreRSP 118219GandhinagarRSP 218671GangtokRSP 159289GuwahatiRSP 159571HyderabadRSP 134483JullunderRSP 108743KohimaRSP 160154LucknowRSP 155054PanjimRSP 125676RanchiRSP 166751ShillongRSP 159828ShimlaRSP 109295SrinagarRSP 109536FaridabadRSP 102287GurgaonRSP 102082NoidaRSP 155444GhaziabadRSP 154410BhopalRSP 169398BhubhaneswarRSP 124305ChandigarhRSP 102790DehradunRSP 161143ImphalRSP 159875ItanagarRSP 160647JaipurRSP 123143JammuRSP 108726PatnaRSP 166873PondicherryRSP 135299Port BlairRSP 220191RaipurRSP 169751TrivandrumRSP 124923SilvasaRSP 112114DamanRSP 177747VijayawadaRSP 127611VisakhapatnamRSP 127290(Source: iocl.com)"To get the indicative prices of Petrol/Diesel in your city/town for the day, kindly SMS 'RSP Dealer Code of Petrol Pump' to 9224992249 For example, SMS 'RSP 102072' to 9224992249 for petrol and diesel prices in Delhi," Indian Oil explains on its website.Get the latest election news, live updates and election schedule for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on TheIndianSubcontinent.com/elections.
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