New Delhi: Petrol to Become Dearer by Rs 3 Per Litre?
Daijiworld Media Network
New Delhi, Sep 15: The public sector oil companies are likely to jack up prices of petrol by three rupees a litre any time now. It is learnt that this situation has arisen because of the sliding position of Indian rupees against US dollar since some time now, causing the import bills to swell considerably. Indian rupee is at its lowest during the two-year period.
Sources said that at present, companies dealing in petroleum products are losing an average of Rs 2.61 per litre of petrol sold. This has been denting their resources to the extent of Rs 15 crore each day. The grave situation has given rise to expectation that the price of petrol will be revised upwardly to match the loss.
At present, diesel, LPG, kerosene etc are being sold at subsidised rate. Subsidy for diesel stands at Rs 6.05 per litre, for kerosene, Rs 23.25, and LPG cylinder, Rs 267. Because of these subsidies, the resources of petroleum companies have eroded by a whopping Rs 65,000 crore during the first half of this financial year, it is estimated. If the situation is not addressed, the cumulative losses of these companies will rise over Rs 1,20,000 crore, it is feared.