Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri welcomed the intra-state freight rationalisation that he said will “benefit consumers located at remote locations (far from petrol and diesel depots of oil marketing companies) which will result in a decrease in petrol and diesel prices in several parts of the country. Decision in poll bound states and constituencies will be implemented later”.In a post on X, he cited the example of Kunanpally and Kalimela in Odisha’s Malkangiri where petrol price will reduce by Rs 4.69 and Rs 4.55, respectively; and diesel rates will be cut Rs 4.45 and Rs 4.32, respectively. Similarly, petrol prices will reduce by Rs 2.09 and Rs 2.02 in diesel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma.Rates will also be cut in Bijapur, Bailadila, Kateykalyan, Bacheli, and Dantewada of the state. Similarly, prices will also be cut in several places in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Mizoram.”The dealer commission increase will provide better services to approximately 7 crore citizens who visit our fuel retail outlets in the country every day, without increasing fuel prices,” he said. “The fulfilment of this demand pending for the last 7 years will bring joy and happiness in the lives of petrol pump dealers and nearly 10 lakh staff working at more than 83,000 petrol pumps across the country” Ajay Bansla, President of All India Petroleum Dealers Association, welcomed the decision saying it will help meet a part of the increase in the cost of running petrol pumps over the past eight years.”This revision comes after seven years and eight months. We welcome it,” he said, adding that the dealers have withdrawn a legal case they had filed against the oil companies over oil companies enforcing marketing discipline guidelines.The dealer commission revision has happened following the withdrawal of the court cases.
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