Dieselisation of
car fleet |
 |
|
Petrol car
registration stagnates |
 |
| Source: Computed, Data
Provided by State Transport Authority, Delhi |
|
|
|
Diesel norms
allow margin for high NOx emissions |
 |
|
|
|
All
key metro and major cities have imposed higher sales tax on diesel than Delhi
Even after the recent hike diesel prices in Delhi are still lower than that in the
following cities. |
| Cities |
Rate of
sales tax |
Prices (Rs
per litre) |
| Delhi |
With 12 percent
With 20 percent |
22.74 (Old price)
24.30 (new price) |
| Lucknow |
20 |
25.09 |
| Mumbai |
34 |
28.62 |
| Ahmedabad |
25.31 |
26.36 |
| Chennai |
25 |
25.35 |
|
| Source: Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas |