Petrol Price rising again, 100.56 a litre in Delhi

The price of petrol has raised by 35 paise from Rs 100.21 on Wednesday to Rs 100.56 a litre on Thursday in Delhi. Diesel prices also increased in the city by 9 paise per litre and touched Rs 89.62 a litre. 

Rajasthan’s Ganganagar has the highest price for petrol in India so far, as it is approaching Rs 112 per litre.

Petrol price in Chennai went up by 31 paise to Rs 101.37 a litre on Thursday. Bengaluru and Hyderabad saw a slight dip in petrol prices on Thursday but remained at Rs 103.97 and Rs 104.50 a litre respectively. Diesel prices in Bengaluru and Chennai were over Rs 94 a litre, and over Rs 97 a litre in Hyderabad on Thursday.  

Starting from a price line of Rs 90.40 a litre on May 1, petrol is now priced at Rs 100.56 a litre in the national capital, rising by a sharp Rs 10.16 per litre in the last 69 days. Similarly, diesel prices in the capital also rose by Rs 8.89 per litre in the past two months to reach Rs 89.62 a litre. 

Apart from the price hike of petrol and diesel prices it is a general fact that the 'aam aadmi' of the country is still stuck in the consequences of pandemic. The Coronavirus has not yet finished completely, most of the people have lost their jobs, India is facing a major challenge of unemployment alongwith pandemic. The third challenge is growing in front of us in the form of inflation. The daily rising prices of the essential needs is making the survival of 'aam aadmi' very difficult. Milk prices are increased, LPG rates are also increased, fuel prices are touching new heights daily. In this scenario, how will the 'aam aadmi' survive?