The excise duty on petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively from tomorrow, the government has announced on the eve of Diwali, aiming to provide relief to people reeling under the impact of spiralling fuel prices.
देश के सात राज्य तो ऐसे हैं जहां पर पेट्रोल की कीमत प्रति लीटर 100 रुपये पार कर चुका है। वहीं डीजल की कीमत भी राजस्थान के श्रीगंगानगर में प्रति लीटर 100 रुपये से अधिक में बिक रहा है।
Petrol, diesel price in India: Rising costs have hit the poor hard
Rizwanudeen, a 37-year old worker who delivers food in Chennai, struggles to pay his rent and loan instalments at the end of every month as he has been hit by the double whammy of higher fuel prices and fewer food orders.
Millions of weekly wage earners like Rizwanudeen who make their living ferrying goods or people throughout India have been hit hard by record high fuel prices which are among the highest in Asia, having risen by a third in the 15 months since the coronavirus first struck the country.