New Delhi: State-run oil companies on August 31 announced upto 22 to 34 paise per litre increase in the retail selling price of petrol and diesel, effective from midnight on August 31.

While petrol prices have been hiked by upto 22 paise per litre, diesel prices would go up in the range of 29 to 34 paise per litre.

Petrol would cost Rs 29.20 a litre in Delhi from midnight as against the prevailing rate of Rs 29.00 per litre, while diesel prices will increase to Rs 18.34 per litre from Rs 18.05, a spokesperson of Indian Oil Corporation said.

In Kolkata, petrol prices have been hike by 20 Paise to Rs 30.64 per litre while in Mumbai petrol prices would go up from Rs 33.44 per litre to Rs 33.65 a litre.

Chennai would see a hike of 22 paise in petrol selling price to Rs 31.66 a litre.

Similarly, diesel prices in Kolkata have been increased by 29 paise per litre to Rs 19.72 a litre, 34 paise in Mumbai to Rs 23.29 and by 32 paise in Chennai to Rs 20.18 per litre.

PTI