Government oil companies (Oil PSUs) have not made any change in the prices of petrol and diesel today i.e. Thursday, 28 May 2026. It is a matter of relief for the common consumers that this morning there is no additional burden on their pockets and the fuel prices remain the same in the market. However, if we look at the record of the last 11 days, the general public has got a big shock of inflation. As soon as the assembly elections of five states ended, oil companies have increased the prices 4 times in just 11 days. Due to this sharp increase, petrol has become costlier by ₹ 7.35 and diesel by ₹ 7.82 per liter in Delhi alone. At the same time, the price of petrol in Kolkata has crossed ₹ 113, while diesel is coming very close to ₹ 100.
Crisis increased due to inflation of crude oil
International conditions are the biggest reason behind this rise in fuel prices in the domestic market. After the start of the war in Iran, there has been a huge jump in the prices of crude oil in the global market, due to which crude oil has become expensive by about 50 percent at the international level. Due to this global crisis, the financial pressure on Indian oil companies has increased a lot. According to an estimate, due to the cost of crude, government oil companies are incurring huge losses of about Rs 1,380 crore every day on selling petrol, diesel, LPG and jet fuel. Under the pressure of these losses, companies have been forced to continuously increase prices.
Latest prices of major cities including metros
Despite oil prices remaining stable today, prices currently remain at record levels due to past cumulative losses. Today in the country’s capital Delhi, petrol is being sold at the price of ₹ 102.12 per liter and diesel at ₹ 95.20 per liter. In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol is stable at ₹ 111.21 and diesel at ₹ 97.83 per liter. The price of petrol in Chennai remains at ₹ 107.77 and diesel at ₹ 99.55 per liter. At the same time, the price of petrol in Kolkata has reached ₹ 113.51 per liter, while the price of diesel has been recorded at ₹ 99.82 per liter.
| City | Petrol price (Rs. per liter) | Diesel price (Rs. per liter) |
| Delhi | 102.12 | 95.20 |
| Kolkata | 113.51 | 99.82 |
| Mumbai | 111.21 | 97.83 |
| Chennai | 107.77 | 99.55 |
| Noida | 102.12 | 97.56 |
| Chandigarh | 101.51 | 89.47 |
| Lucknow | 101.89 | 95.36 |
| Patna | 113.37 | 99.36 |
| Ranchi | 105.26 | 100.49 |
| Bhopal | 114.57 | 99.64 |
Find out the rate of your city like this
If you want to know the latest price of your city every day, it is very easy. Indian Oil (IOC) customers can SMS RSP to 9224992249. Similarly, BPCL customers can send message by typing HPPRICE to 9223112222 and HPCL customers can send message to 9222201122. You will find these city codes on the official websites of oil companies.
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