The government on Wednesday hiked the price of petrol by Rs 6.28 per litre. The hike will be effective from Wednesday midnight.
In a statement released Wednesday evening, the state-run Indian Oil Corporation said it was hiking petrol prices by Rs6.28 a litre, exclusive of sales/value-added taxes. Sales and VAT taxes differ from state to state, and range between 94 paise and Rs 2.07 a litre.
Petrol prices will go up by Rs7.50 in New Delhi. Here is how petrol prices have fared in the metro cities.
| Month | Delhi | Kolkata | Mumbai | Chennai |
| December 01, 2011 | 65.67 | 70.03 | 70.66 | 69.55 |
| November 16, 2011 | 66.42 | 70.84 | 71.47 | 70.38 |
| November 04, 2011 | 68.64 | 73.15 | 73.81 | 72.73 |
| September 16, 2011 | 66.84 | 71.28 | 71.91 | 70.82 |
| July 01, 2011 | 63.7 | 68.01 | 68.62 | 67.5 |
| May 15, 2011 | 63.37 | 67.71 | 68.33 | 67.22 |
| March 02, 2011 | 58.37 | 62.5 | 63.08 | 61.93 |
| January 16, 2011 | 58.37 | 62.5 | 63.08 | 63.36 |
| December 16, 2010 | 55.87 | 59.9 | 60.46 | 60.65 |
| November 09, 2010 | 52.91 | 56.81 | 57.35 | 57.44 |
| November 02, 2010 | 52.59 | 56.47 | 57.01 | 57.09 |
| October 17, 2010 | 52.59 | 56.44 | 57.01 | 57.09 |
| September 21, 2010 | 51.83 | 55.69 | 56.25 | 56.31 |
| September 08, 2010 | 51.56 | 55.4 | 55.97 | 56.02 |
| June 26, 2010 | 51.43 | 55.32 | 55.88 | 55.92 |
| April 01, 2010 | 47.93 | 51.67 | 52.2 | 52.13 |
| February 27, 2010 | 47.43 | 51.15 | 51.68 | 51.59 |
| July 02, 2009 | 44.72 | 48.25 | 48.76 | 48.58 |
| January 29, 2009 | 40.62 | 44.05 | 44.55 | 44.24 |
| December 06, 2008 | 45.62 | 47.16 | 49.8 | 49.66 |
| November 06, 2008 | 50.62 | 52.2 | 55.04 | 55.07 |
| July 16, 2008 | 50.62 | 52.2 | 55.04 | 55.07 |
| June 06, 2008 | 50.56 | 52.2 | 55.88 | 55.07 |
| May 24, 2008 | 45.56 | 48.98 | 50.54 | 49.64 |
| February 15, 2008 | 45.52 | 48.95 | 50.51 | 49.61 |
| June 06, 2007 | 43.52 | 46.86 | 48.38 | 47.44 |
| May 16, 2007 | 42.85 | 46.86 | 48.38 | 47.44 |
| March 01, 2007 | 42.85 | 46.9 | 48.41 | 47.48 |
| February 16, 2007 | 42.85 | 46.92 | 48.45 | 47.51 |
| November 30, 2006 | 44.85 | 48.99 | 50.58 | 49.67 |
| June 20, 2006 | 46.85 | 51.07 | 52.71 | 51.83 |
| June 05, 2006 | 47.51 | 51.07 | 53.5 | 51.83 |
| September 06, 2005 | 43.49 | 46.9 | 49.16 | 47.49 |
| June 20, 2005 | 40.49 | 43.79 | 45.93 | 44.26 |
| April 05, 2005 | 37.99 | 40.89 | 43.23 | 41.25 |
| April 01, 2005 | 37.99 | 40.89 | 43.23 | 41.25 |
| November 15, 2004 | 37.84 | 40.89 | 43.23 | 41.25 |
| November 04, 2004 | 39 | 42.1 | 44.49 | 42.51 |
| July 31, 2004 | 36.81 | 39.83 | 42.15 | 40.15 |
| June 15, 2004 | 35.71 | 38.69 | 40.96 | 38.96 |
| December 31, 2003 | 33.7 | 36.61 | 38.83 | 36.79 |
| December 12, 2003 | 32.7 | 35.57 | 37.74 | 35.71 |
| October 16, 2003 | 31.7 | 34.5 | 36.66 | 34.36 |
| August 31, 2003 | 32.4 | 35.26 | 37.42 | 35.39 |
| June 01, 2003 | 30.3 | 31.81 | 35.14 | 33.11 |
| May 16, 2003 | 30.4 | 31.91 | 35.25 | 33.22 |
| April 26, 2003 | 31.49 | 33 | 36.43 | 34.4 |
| April 16, 2003 | 32.49 | 34 | 37.25 | 35.48 |
| April 01, 2003 | 33.49 | 35 | 35.25 | 36.39 |
| March 16, 2003 | 33.49 | 35 | 38.59 | 36.39 |
| March 01, 2003 | 23.1 | 33.61 | 37.08 | 34.89 |
| February 01, 2003 | 30.71 | 32.21 | 35.58 | 33.99 |
| January 16, 2003 | 30.33 | 31.84 | 35.18 | 32.99 |
| January 03, 2003 | 29.93 | 31.44 | 34.73 | 32.55 |
| December 01, 2002 | 28.91 | 30.42 | 33.63 | 31.45 |
| November 16, 2002 | 29.57 | 31.01 | 34.23 | 32.05 |
| November 01, 2002 | 30.26 | 31.7 | 34.98 | 32.8 |
| October 17, 2002 | 30.24 | 31.68 | 34.95 | 32.07 |
| October 01, 2002 | 29.91 | 31.35 | 34.42 | 32.42 |
| September 16, 2002 | 29.66 | 31.1 | 34.15 | 32.16 |
| September 01, 2002 | 29.2 | 30.64 | 33.65 | 31.66 |
| August 16, 2002 | 29 | 29.44 | 33.44 | 31.44 |
| August 01, 2002 | 29.18 | 29.63 | 33.64 | 31.64 |
| July 01, 2002 | 29.18 | 29.63 | 33.64 | 31.64 |
| June 16, 2002 | 29.18 | 29.63 | 33.72 | 31.3 |
| June 04, 2002 | 29.94 | 29.39 | 33.45 | 31.05 |
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