Petrol price cut by 15 paise per litre, diesel by 10 paise. Here's how much you pay now

Fuel prices were slashed for the fourteenth straight day today. According to data available on Indian Oil's website, petrol and diesel prices have fallen by 15 paise per litre in metro cities - Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai & Chennai.

Diesel prices saw a marginal cut of 10 paise in Delhi and Kolkata. In Mumbai & Chennai, diesel prices were cut by 11 paise per litre and 11 paise per litre.

The revised petrol price for Delhi is Rs 76.43. Petrol prices for other metro cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai are Rs 79.10, 84.26 and 79.33 respectively.

Meanwhile, the revised Diesel price was Rs 70.40 in Kolkata, Rs 72. 24 in Mumbai and Rs 71.62 in Chennai.

Oil marketing companies have been revising the price of petrol and diesel downwards on a daily basis based on the international crude rates. The price varies from state to state based on the prevailing VAT.

Owing to a surge in petrol and diesel price, the government had come under pressure to relax the excise duty levied on the commodities to ease the pressure on consumers.