| Years | Petrol Rs./Ltr. | Diesel Rs./Ltr. | Increasing % Per Year | Government In Center |
| 1947 | 25 Paisa | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | ||
| 1948 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1949 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1950 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1951 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1952 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1953 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1954 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1955 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1956 | 58 Paisa | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | ||
| 1957 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1958 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1959 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1960 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1961 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | |||
| 1962 | 82 Paisa | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | ||
| 1963 | 72 Paisa | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru) | ||
| 1964 | Congress ( Jawahar Lal Nehru, Gulzari Lal Nanda, Lal bahadur shastri) | |||
| 1965 | Congress ( Lal bahadur shastri ) | |||
| 1966 | Congress ( Gulzari Lal Nanda, Lal bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi) | |||
| 1967 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1968 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1969 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1970 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1971 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1972 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1973 | 1.52 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | ||
| 1974 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1975 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1976 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1977 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1978 | Congress ( Morar ji Desai, Chaudhary Charan Singh ) | |||
| 1979 | Congress ( Chaudhari Charan Singh ) | |||
| 1980 | Congress ( Chaudhari Charan Singh, Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1981 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1982 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1983 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ) | |||
| 1984 | Congress ( Indira Gandhi ,Rajiv Gandhi ) | |||
| 1985 | 7.34 | Congress ( Rajiv Gandhi ) | ||
| 1986 | Congress ( Rajiv Gandhi ) | |||
| 1987 | Congress ( Rajiv Gandhi ) | |||
| 1988 | 2.5 | Congress ( Rajiv Gandhi ) | ||
| 1989 | 8.50-12.38 | 6.10-8.54 | Congress ( Rajiv Gandhi , V.P.SINGH) | |
| 1990 | 12.38-14.5 | 8.54-8.72 | Congress ( V.P.SINGH, Chandra Shekhar ) | |
| 1991 | 14.50-15.70 | 8.72-9.30 | Congress ( Chandra Shekhar P.V. Narasimha Rao) | |
| 1992 | 15.70-16.24 | 9.30-9.85 | Congress ( P.V. Narasimha Rao) | |
| 1993 | 16.24-16.76 | 9.85-10.38 | Congress ( P.V. Narasimha Rao) | |
| 1994 | 16.76-18.90 | 10.38-11.67 | Congress ( P.V. Narasimha Rao) | |
| 1995 | 18.90-21.90 | 11.67-12.98 | Congress ( P.V. Narasimha Rao) | |
| 1996 | 21.90-22.83 | 12.98-14.30 | Congress ( P.V. Narasimha Rao ) NDA Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 Day | |
| 1997 | 22.83-23.85 | 14.30-15.50 | H.D. Deve Gowda (UPA) Congress | |
| 1998 | 23.85-23.80 | 15.50-16.86 | H.D. Deve Gowda (UPA) Congress,Inder Kumar Gujral | |
| 1999 | 23.80-28.56 | 16.86-18.18 | NDA ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Inder Kumar Gujral) | |
| 2000 | 28.56-27.56 | 18.18-19.49 | NDA ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee ) | |
| 2001 | 27.56-26.55 | 19.49-20.80 | NDA ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee ) | |
| 2002 | 26.55-33.45 | 20.80-22.11 | NDA ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee ) | |
| 2003 | 33.45-35.63 | 22.11-22.72 | NDA ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee ) | |
| 2004 | 35.63-37.92 | 22.72-28.05 | 38 % increase From 1999-2004 | NDA ( Atal Bihari Vajpayee ) UPA ( Manmohan Singh) |
| 2005 | 37.92-43.17 | 28.05-30.32 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2006 | 43.17-43.01 | 30.32-30.25 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2007 | 43.01-45.48 | 30.25-31.75 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2008 | 45.48-44.70 | 31.75-30.86 | 27 % Increase From 2004-2008 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) |
| 2009 | 44.70-47.90 | 30.86-37.88 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2010 | 47.90-58.21 | 37.86-37.76 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2011 | 58.21-65.48 | 37.76-40.86 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2012 | 65.48-66.09 | 40.86-48.56 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2013 | 66.09-72.25 | 48.56-55.47 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) | |
| 2014 | 72.25-60.86 | 55.47-49.89 | 61% Increase From 2008-2014 | UPA ( Manmohan Singh) NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) |
| 2015 | 60.86-62.45 | 49.89-54.15 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2016 | 62.45-63.08 | 54.15-53.35 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2017 | 63.08-75.42 | 53.35-67.23 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2018 | 75.42-72.97 | 67.23-66.69 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2019 | 72.97-79.53 | 66.69-79.43 | 10 % Increase from 2014-2019 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) |
| 2020 | 79.53-102.70 | 79.43-95.42 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2021 | 102.70-95.76 | 95.42-86.67 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2022 | 96.72 | 89.62 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2023 | 96.76- | 92.38 | 22 % Increase From 2019-2023 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) |
| 2024 | 94.37-96.76 | 90.25-90.80 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) | |
| 2025 | 94.37- | 90.01- | 2.5 % (↓) Decrease From 2023-2025 | NDA ( Narendra Damodar Das Modi ) |
