New Delhi:Petrol price hit a record of Rs.76.24/liter in Delhi,while diesel rates touched record-high Rs.67.57 as oil PSUs passed on four weeks of the relentless rise in international oil prices to consumers. In Delhi, petrol price increased 33 paise/liter,and diesel was hiked by 26 paise
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said “The increase in fuel prices was due to reduced production of oil in Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and hike in India crude oil price in the international market”
“Especially the middle-class, have to suffer due to price hike of oil, the minister said the government would try to work out a solution soon to deal with the situation,” said Pradhan.
