Petrol Price: In the ‘game’ of the Center and some states on petrol and diesel, the public seems to be happy if they have cheated themselves. Especially in the border cities or towns of those states, where there is a difference in the rates of VAT on petrol and diesel.
Petrol in Tikamgarh Madhya Pradesh costs Rs 118.96 and diesel Rs 101.89 per litre. Whereas petrol is being sold at Rs 106.05 and diesel at Rs 97.59 per liter in Banpur, Uttar Pradesh, just 12 km away. The difference between Tikamgarh and Banpur is Rs 12.91 in petrol and Rs 4.30 for diesel. In such a situation, people adjacent to the state border are getting oil filled in UP.
Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) – Gumjal ( Punjab)
At present, petrol is being sold at Rs 122.93 a liter in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan. Talk about the Gumjal of Fazilka in adjoining Punjab, it is just one and a half kilometer away from Sriganganagar. It can be reached here in just four minutes.
Chardham Yatra became expensive due to rising prices of petrol and diesel
Here petrol is available at the rate of Rs 105.32 per liter. That is, there is a difference of about Rs 17 in the price of petrol in the surrounding areas itself.
Deoria-Siwan
Petrol is getting Rs 105.37 in Sohanpur of Deoria, UP, while the price of petrol in Siwan Mairwa of Bihar is Rs 117.90. That is, the distance between the two places is a few kilometers, but there is a difference of about Rs 12.53 in the price of petrol.
Bihar-Jharkhand
Petrol is being sold at Rs 117.95 in Jamui in Bihar, while it is Rs 108.39 per liter in Deoghar in Jharkhand. If you are a resident of Jamui, then go to Deoghar to get petrol filled, there you will get cheap petrol at around Rs 9 per liter.
Jharkhand-Bengal
Petrol is being sold at Rs 108.77 per liter in Dhanbad in Jharkhand, while Purulia in neighboring West Bengal is being charged Rs 116.26 for a liter of petrol. If you take petrol from Jharkhand, then you will save Rs 8.81 per liter.
why is there such a difference
Tax is behind the state-wise difference in the rates of petrol and diesel. VAT is higher in some states and less in some states. The highest tax on petrol in the country is levied in Maharashtra, where Rs 52 and a half goes to tax on petrol worth Rs 100. At the same time, in Lakshadweep, the customer pays only Rs 34.60 as tax on petrol of Rs 100 in Lakshadweep. Let us tell you, the excise duty is collected by the central government and the money of VAT goes to the accounts of the states. Let us know how much tax is levied by the state government and the center in different states on petrol of Rs 100.