Srinagar: In a major relief, Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to reduce the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 7 in addition to the excise duty cut announced by the Prime Minister on the occasion of Diwali on Thursday.
Taking to micro-blogger twitter, the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said J&K administration has decided to further reduce Rs 7 on Petrol and Diesel.
“Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji has given a great Deepawali gift by announcing reduction in excise duty on Petrol & Diesel. In addition,J&K admin has decided to reduce additional Rs.7 on Petrol & Diesel,thereby reducing Petrol price by Rs.12/litre & Diesel by Rs.17/litre in UT from today,” he said.
