Petrol price up by Rs8.36, HSD by Rs10.39 per litre, new rates apply from July 1 along with carbon levy.

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Summary :

July 1 se petrol aur diesel dono ki prices mein izafa ho gaya hai. Petrol ab Rs266.79 per litre aur HSD Rs272.98 per litre ho gaya hai. Govt ne Rs2.50 per litre ka carbon levy bhi fuel rates mein shamil kiya hai. Yeh hike international crude prices, OPEC+ expectations aur domestic tax adjustments ki wajah se aayi hai. Gharibon aur transport sector dono pe iska seedha asar hoga.

Full Article:

July 1 se petrol ki qeemat mein Rs8.36 per litre ka izafa kar diya gaya hai, as per the latest notification from the Finance Division. Yeh hike international oil market ke fluctuations ke madde nazar implement ki gayi hai, aur yeh nayi prices aglay fortnight tak effective rahengi.

Nayi price ke mutabiq, petrol ab Rs266.79 per litre mein milega, jo pehle Rs258.43 tha. High-speed diesel (HSD) ki price bhi Rs10.39 barh kar Rs272.98 per litre ho gayi hai (previously Rs262.59).

Carbon Levy aur Petroleum Levy Updates:

Sources ke mutabiq, government ne Rs2.50 per litre ka carbon levy bhi fuel prices mein include kar diya hai.

  • Petrol levy ab Rs75.52 per litre tak reduce ki gayi hai,
  • Jabke HSD levy Rs74.51 per litre set ki gayi hai.

Yeh revised rates July 1, 2025 se effective hain, alongside the new gas tariffs announced by OGRA.

Global Oil Market Impact:

International crude oil prices mein halka sa downtrend dekha gaya hai due to:

  • Easing Middle East tensions
  • Expected OPEC+ production increase in August

Brent aur US crude oil benchmarks ne March 2023 ke baad apna biggest weekly decline register kiya hai.

Impact on Common People:

Petrol usually power karta hai motorcycles, small cars aur rickshaws – aur yeh middle aur lower-income households ke liye essential fuel hai. Iss hike ka seedha asar unki rozana transport cost pe padta hai.

Doosri taraf, high-speed diesel mainly use hota hai trucks, buses, farm machinery (tractors, tube wells) aur freight transport mein – isliye iska rate directly inflation ko trigger karta hai, jiska nateeja sabziyon aur zaroori rashan ki prices mein izafe ki soorat mein nikalta hai.