BackPetrol price to go up by 30 paise a litre, diesel 18 paise
After the hike, petrol will cost ₹68.2 per litre and diesel ₹47.13 a litre in Delhi
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New Delhi: Petrol price will be hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel rate by 18 paise a litre after government decided to increase the commission paid to petrol pump dealers.
The Petroleum Ministry on Saturday decided to increase the dealer commission on petrol from Rs1.499 per litre to Rs1.799 a litre. The same on diesel has been hiked from 91 paise to Rs1.09 a litre, official sources said.
They said the hike would be effective either Saturday or from Sunday, depending on when the ministry issues a formal letter to oil companies.
Petrol is currently priced at Rs67.90 per litre in Delhi and diesel Rs46.95. After the hike, petrol will cost Rs68.2 per litre and diesel Rs47.13 a litre.
The increase in dealer commission is the first since July 2011. In July, the commission was hiked by 28 paise on petrol and by 15.5 paise on diesel.
Federation of All India Petroleum Traders general secretary Ajay Bansal said the hike is short of their demand of 67 paise increase in commission on petrol and 42 paise on diesel, considering steep hike in operating cost of a petrol pump.
“A few of our operating costs like running pumps on generators, free services (like air and water) and increase in evaporation, seem to have not been taken into account while calculating the proposed commission," he said.
The ministry, he said, has assured to look into these in two months time.
The government had earlier this month hiked commission paid to LPG distributors by Rs11.42 per cylinder. Subsidized LPG in Delhi now cost Rs410.42 per cylinder, up from Rs399.
The increase in commission paid to LPG dealers from Rs25.83 per 14.2-kg cylinder to Rs37.25 was effected from 7 October. PTI
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