Overview
- Metro pump rates on September 25 were Delhi ₹94.77 (petrol) and ₹87.67 (diesel), Mumbai ₹103.50 and ₹90.03, Kolkata ₹105.41 and ₹92.02, and Chennai ₹100.80 and ₹92.39.
- Mint reported these prices were unchanged from September 24.
- Oil Marketing Companies update petrol and diesel at 6:00 am each day under the dynamic pricing system introduced in 2017.
- Retail prices differ by state due to central excise, state VAT, dealer and refining margins, and transport costs, and India imports over 80% of its crude.
- Some coverage claims pump prices have been unchanged since May 2022, a contention not uniformly corroborated across reports.