Petrol-Diesel Price / Know how expensive petrol and diesel is in Ayodhya compared to Delhi, read the latest price

Zoom News : Jan 22, 2024, 08:05 AM

Petrol-Diesel Price: The day of Monday, January 22, 2024 is going to be recorded in golden letters in the pages of history. Life consecration will take place in the Ram temple located in Ayodhya. Well this is not our topic. But a question must be rising in the minds of common people? After all, how much are the people living in this important religious city of the country having to pay for petrol and diesel. When IOCL's data was looked at, surprising figures emerged. Yes, petrol and diesel in Ayodhya is costlier than the country's capital Delhi. Let us also tell you that on January 22, when the consecration ceremony is taking place in Ayodhya, at what price will the people of the city be buying petrol and diesel. Also, how much will petrol and diesel be expensive and cheap in Ayodhya compared to Delhi and other metros?

What are the prices of petrol and diesel in Ayodhya?

According to IOCL website, the price of petrol in Ayodhya is Rs 97.03 per liter. Whereas the price of diesel is Rs 90.22 per liter. If we compare these prices with other cities of the state, then petrol in Lucknow is Rs 96.57 and diesel is Rs 89.76 per liter. In Kanpur, petrol is being sold at Rs 96.27 and diesel at Rs 89.45 per liter. Even in Allahabad, petrol and diesel is cheaper than Ayodhya. Here the price of petrol is Rs 96.66 and the price of diesel is Rs 89.86 per liter. Even in Noida adjacent to Delhi, the price of petrol is Rs 96.79 and diesel is Rs 89.96 per liter.

Petrol and diesel prices in metros

If we talk about the four metros of the country, there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel. In the country's capital Delhi, the price of petrol is Rs 96.72 per liter and the price of diesel is Rs 89.62 per liter. Which is cheaper than petrol and diesel being sold in Ayodhya. On the other hand, in Kolkata petrol is Rs 106.03 and diesel Rs 92.76, in Mumbai petrol is Rs 106.31 and diesel Rs 94.27 per litre. The price of petrol in Chennai is Rs 102.63 and the price of diesel is Rs 94.24.

Fall in crude oil price

On the other hand, there is a decline in the price of crude oil in the international market. According to the data, Brent crude oil of Gulf countries is trading at $ 78.22 per barrel with a decline of 0.43 percent. On the other hand, American crude oil WTI is trading at flat $73.39 per barrel. Citibank estimates that the average price of crude oil is going to be $74 per barrel in the year 2024. Whereas in the year 2025, the average price may remain at $60 per barrel.

For how many days have the prices been frozen?

On the other hand, there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel in India. The last change in the prices of petrol and diesel in the metropolitan cities of the country was seen on May 21, 2022. At that time, the country's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had reduced the tax on the price of petrol and diesel. After that some states tried to influence prices by reducing or increasing VAT. The interesting thing is that ever since the prices of petrol and diesel started changing daily in the country as per the international market, this is the first time that petroleum companies have not made any changes during the record timeline.

Price of petrol and diesel in major cities of the country