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Timeline events

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Key excise changes, crisis periods, policy events plotted on the history chart.

Table — 9 rows

datetypetitleseveritydescription
2026-02-15crisisHormuz tensions drive crude to USD 100+5Indian Basket crude climbs sharply through February-April 2026 on Strait of Hormuz disruption. Pump prices held flat; under-recovery grows.
2024-03-15policyFirst OMC-led price cut in 22 months3Petrol and diesel cut by Rs 2/L at the pump. Pre-election timing.
2022-07-01policyWindfall tax on crude producers4Government introduces Special Additional Excise Duty on domestic crude and export cesses on petrol/diesel/ATF. First such tax in India.
2022-05-22excise_changeExcise cut: petrol Rs 8/L, diesel Rs 6/L4Partial rollback of earlier COVID-era hikes, citing global inflation.
2022-02-24crisisRussia invades Ukraine5Brent jumps above USD 100/bbl. Indian pump prices held flat for several weeks during state election cycle despite under-recovery.
2021-11-04excise_changeExcise cut: petrol Rs 5/L, diesel Rs 10/L4Diwali-eve central excise cut in response to rising crude and election pressure.
2020-05-06excise_changeExcise hike: petrol +Rs 10/L, diesel +Rs 13/L5Largest single-step excise increase. Retail prices held flat despite Brent falling to near single-digit levels.
2020-03-14excise_changeExcise hike: petrol +Rs 3/L, diesel +Rs 3/L4Central excise raised as global crude prices collapsed during early COVID, preventing retail prices from falling.
2017-06-16policyDaily dynamic pricing begins5OMCs switch from fortnightly to daily retail price revisions for petrol and diesel. The source of all data on this site starts here.

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