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In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 78.20 a litre, and diesel costs Rs 69.11 per litre.
Prices for petrol and diesel were cut by nine paise on Saturday.
In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 78.20 a litre, and diesel costs Rs 69.11 per litre. On Friday, price for petrol was Rs 78.29 per litre, while diesel price was Rs 69.20 a litre in the national capital. The revised petrol prices in other metro cities are - Rs 80.84 in Kolkata, Rs 86.01 in Mumbai and Rs 81.19 in Chennai. Meanwhile, the revised diesel prices in other metro cities are - Rs 71.66 in Kolkata, Rs 73.58 in Mumbai and 72.97 in Chennai.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre is making efforts to find long-term solutions to tackle the increase in petrol and diesel prices and suggested that India should move to "alternative" fuels.
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways was addressing a press conference here to highlight the Modi government's achievements in the last four years.
The government is making efforts to find long-term solutions to tackle the fuel price hike issue, he said when asked about the soaring prices of petrol and diesel."We have already stopped the subsidy on petrol and diesel, and we are giving LPG connections to 8 crore people. "We could give the LPG connections to so many people because we stopped the subsidy on petrol and diesel," Gadkari said.