Petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the ninth consecutive day on Monday. Fuel rates are currently at the highest level in more than a year. Petrol price was hiked by 48 paise per litre and diesel by 23 paise per litre.
Although rates have increased across the nation, they vary from state to state based on the incidence if local sales tax or VAT.
As per a report by Economic Times, the petrol price in Assam rose to Rs 81.30 per litre on Monday.
Here is a list of the petrol price hike in Assam in the past few days-
The price of Diesel has hiked to 74.52 per litre in the state. Here is a list of the diesel price hike in Assam.
Earlier, the Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) urged the Nagaland Govt to reconsider the imposition of the Covid-19 cess.
Nagaland has imposed a Covid-19 cess on diesel by Rs 5 per litre and petrol and motor spirit by Rs 6 per litre starting from the midnight of April 28. It was the first state in the country to introduce such a levy. The student body added that the cess imposed is ‘excessive’ and hence urged the state govt to reconsider their decison on the cess immediately without any delay.
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