Petrol, diesel prices today March 19 - Check latest fuel rates in your city

Petrol-Diesel Prices today March 19 - Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on March 19, 2023, Sunday, across the country.

In Delhi, petrol was being sold at Rs 96.72 per litre and diesel at Rs 89.62 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices were steady at Rs 106.31 per litre and Rs 94.27 per litre, respectively. The prices of petrol and diesel are no more controlled by the central government.

Fuel prices vary from state to state in the country as local rates depend on taxes such as VAT and freight charges. Rajasthan levies the highest value-added tax (VAT) on petrol in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Petrol and diesel have been kept outside the goods and services tax (GST) ambit. The Centre collects excise duty and states levy VAT. The VAT is different for each state and hence the pricing.

Petrol-Diesel Prices today March 19

Delhi
Petrol rate: Rs 96.72 per litre
Diesel rate: Rs 89.62 per litre

Mumbai
Petrol - Rs 106.31 per litre
Diesel- Rs 94.27 per litre

Kolkata
Petrol - Rs 106.03 per litre
Diesel - Rs 92.76 per litre

Chennai
Petrol - Rs 102.73 per litre
Diesel - Rs 94.34 per litre

Noida
Petrol- Rs 96.65 per litre
Diesel- Rs 89.82 per litre

Bengaluru
Petrol-Rs 101.94 per litre
Diesel-Rs 87.89 per litre

Gurugram
Petrol - Rs 97.84 per litre
Diesel - Rs 89.72 per litre

Chandigarh
Petrol - Rs 96.20 per litre
Diesel - Rs 84.26 per litre

Lucknow
Petrol - Rs 96.33 per litre
Diesel - Rs 89.53 per litre

Prices of petrol and diesel have not been changed for over 10 months now since the last revision was effected in May last year. The nation-wide change in fuel rates was announced by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when she slashed excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre on diesel in May 2022.