Lok Sabha Question No. 2430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Determination of Petrol and Diesel Prices
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 MARCH, 2025

## Determination of Petrol and Diesel Prices

2430. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which the prices of petrol and diesel determined across the country;
- (b) whether the fuel prices are high in some of the States whereas it is quite affordable in other States, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to reduce such gap; and
- (d) the details of the cut in excise duty and other measures taken by the Government during the last three years and the current year to maintain availability and affordability of transport fuels?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛ मंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to (d): Prices of petrol and diesel are market determined and Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take appropriate decision on pricing of petrol and diesel.

Domestically,  Petrol  and  Diesel  prices  have  come  down  to  Rs.  94.77  and  Rs.  87.67  per  litre respectively  (Delhi  prices) as  a result  of  various  steps  taken  by  Government  and  PSU  OMCs, Central Excise duty was reduced by the Central Government by a total of Rs. 13/litre and Rs. 16/litre  on  petrol  and  diesel  respectively  in  two  tranches  in  November  2021  and  May  2022, which was fully passed on to consumers. Some State Governments also reduced state VAT rates to provide relief to citizens.

In  March,  2024,  OMCs  reduced  the  retail  prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  by  Rs.  2  per  litre  each. Prices of Petrol and Diesel may vary from state to state due to levy of different VAT rates by respective  States/UTs.  The  state-wise details  of  Retail  Selling  Prices  of  Petrol  and  Diesel  and VAT and as on 10.03.2025 are given at Annexure.

PSU OMCs have recently carried out an intra-state freight rationalisation.  This  has  benefitted consumers located at remote areas, far from Petroleum Oil & Lubricants (POL) Depots in the form of reduced Petrol and Diesel prices in remote parts within the states. This initiative has also reduced  the  difference  between  the  maximum  and  minimum  retail  prices  of  Petrol  or  Diesel within a state.

Government also took several other steps to insulate common citizens from high international prices, which included diversifying the crude import basket, invoking the provisions of Universal Service Obligation to ensure availability of petrol & diesel in domestic market, increasing the blending of ethanol in petrol, etc.

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2430 asked by Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab to be answered on 13.03.2025 regarding 'Determination of Petrol and Diesel Prices'.

Retail Selling Prices of petrol and diesel as on 10.03.2025

| State                              | Reference City     | Petrol (Rs./Litre)   | Petrol (Rs./Litre)   | Petrol (Rs./Litre)   | Diesel (Rs./Litre)   | Diesel (Rs./Litre)   | Diesel (Rs./Litre)   |
|------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| State                              | Reference City     | Excise Duty          | VAT                  | RSP                  | Excise Duty          | VAT                  | RSP                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | Amaravati          | 19.90                | 29.06                | 109.74               | 15.80                | 21.56                | 97.57                |
| Kerala                             | Thiruvananthapuram | 19.90                | 26.41                | 107.48               | 15.80                | 20.00                | 96.48                |
| Telangana                          | Hyderabad          | 19.90                | 26.92                | 107.46               | 15.80                | 19.80                | 95.70                |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | Bhopal             | 19.90                | 26.70                | 106.52               | 15.80                | 16.70                | 91.89                |
| Bihar                              | Patna              | 19.90                | 19.31                | 105.23               | 15.80                | 12.59                | 92.09                |
| West Bengal                        | Kolkata            | 19.90                | 21.00                | 105.01               | 15.80                | 13.82                | 91.82                |
| Rajasthan                          | Jaipur             | 19.90                | 24.73                | 104.72               | 15.80                | 14.80                | 90.21                |
| Maharashtra                        | Mumbai             | 19.90                | 23.99                | 103.50               | 15.80                | 15.18                | 90.03                |
| Karnataka                          | Bangalore          | 19.90                | 22.73                | 102.92               | 15.80                | 13.46                | 88.99                |
| Ladakh                             | Leh                | 19.90                | 15.00                | 102.36               | 15.80                | 5.28                 | 87.46                |
| Sikkim                             | Gangtok            | 19.90                | 19.43                | 101.75               | 15.80                | 10.89                | 89.00                |
| Orissa                             | Bhubaneswar        | 19.90                | 21.24                | 101.11               | 15.80                | 17.44                | 92.69                |
| Tamil Nadu                         | Chennai            | 19.90                | 21.33                | 100.80               | 15.80                | 17.57                | 92.39                |
| Lakshadweep                        | Kavaratti          | 19.90                | 9.16                 | 100.75               | 15.80                | 8.70                 | 95.71                |
| Chhattisgarh                       | Raipur             | 19.90                | 20.28                | 100.45               | 15.80                | 17.79                | 93.39                |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     | Srinagar           | 19.90                | 16.51                | 99.70                | 15.80                | 6.61                 | 84.88                |
| Manipur                            | Imphal             | 19.90                | 19.05                | 99.21                | 15.80                | 9.84                 | 85.26                |
| Mizoram                            | Aizawl             | 19.90                | 17.86                | 99.06                | 15.80                | 11.38                | 87.92                |
| Assam                              | Guwahati           | 19.90                | 18.80                | 98.19                | 15.80                | 14.60                | 89.42                |
| Jharkhand                          | Ranchi             | 19.90                | 18.00                | 97.86                | 15.80                | 17.24                | 92.62                |
| Nagaland                           | Kohima             | 19.90                | 16.94                | 97.71                | 15.80                | 12.83                | 88.83                |
| Tripura                            | Agartala           | 19.90                | 16.25                | 97.53                | 15.80                | 9.86                 | 86.55                |
| Punjab                             | Jalandhar          | 19.90                | 17.34                | 96.87                | 15.80                | 12.41                | 87.38                |
| Goa                                | Panaji             | 19.90                | 16.74                | 96.43                | 15.80                | 13.12                | 88.20                |
| Puducherry                         | Puducherry         | 19.90                | 13.97                | 96.26                | 15.80                | 8.72                 | 86.47                |
| Meghalaya                          | Shillong           | 19.90                | 13.60                | 96.25                | 15.80                | 9.60                 | 87.47                |
| Haryana                            | Ambala             | 19.90                | 15.33                | 95.54                | 15.80                | 12.71                | 88.37                |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | Shimla             | 19.90                | 13.50                | 94.78                | 15.80                | 10.40                | 87.13                |
| Delhi                              | New Delhi          | 19.90                | 15.40                | 94.77                | 15.80                | 12.83                | 87.67                |
| Gujarat                            | Gandhinagar        | 19.90                | 14.86                | 94.70                | 15.80                | 15.06                | 90.38                |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | Lucknow            | 19.90                | 14.85                | 94.69                | 15.80                | 12.44                | 87.81                |
| Chandigarh                         | Chandigarh         | 19.90                | 12.48                | 94.30                | 15.80                | 5.16                 | 82.45                |
| Uttarakhand                        | Dehradun           | 19.90                | 13.14                | 93.36                | 15.80                | 12.53                | 88.24                |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | Daman              | 19.90                | 10.45                | 92.44                | 15.80                | 10.46                | 87.94                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | Itanagar           | 19.90                | 11.01                | 90.87                | 15.80                | 5.09                 | 80.38                |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | Sri Vijaya Puram   | 19.90                | 0.82                 | 82.46                | 15.80                | 0.77                 | 78.05                |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)