The government on Tuesday increased the price of petrol by Rs 2.61 per litre and High Speed Diesel (HSD) by Rs 2.25 per litre High Speed Diesel (HSD) for the month of January, 2020.

As per the notification issued by the government the entire increase, and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Monday, in all the petroleum products has been passed on to the consumers. As per the notified prices an increase of up to 3.2 percent in the prices of various petroleum products has been allowed for the first month of the New Year.

As per the notification, kerosene oil has been increased by Rs 3.10 or 3.2 percent and Light Diesel Oil (LDO) by Rs 2.08 per litre or 2.5 percent. Similarly, High Speed Diesel (HSD) has been hiked by Rs 2.25 per litre or 1.8 percent and petrol Rs 2.61 per litre or 2.3 percent.