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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

NDA Govt allows oil companies to raise kerosene price by 25p/month

The government has allowed state-owned oil companies to raise the price of kerosene by 25 paise a litre each month for 10 months to cut the subsidy burden.

On July 1, 2016 kerosene price was hiked by 25 paise a litre, the first increase in rate of the highly subsidised cooking and lighting fuel in five years.

“Petroleum Ministry has conveyed to oil marketing companies to raise kerosene price by 25 paise every month till April 2017,” a senior official said.

The first increase has been notified by the oil companies but the rates have so far no reflected in the price of kerosene sold through public distribution system (PDS).

It will happen after state governments concur.

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