Mumbai:
CNG dealers, who had deferred their agitation plan last month, have threatened to go on strike once again as they are not satisfied with the increase in their margins and have decided to reject the proposed hike.
The association has been demanding an increase in commission from 87 paise at present to Rs 2.50 per kg, but the state-level coordinator has allowed only Rs 1.16 per kg.
"We had deferred our strike plan by a month in the light of receiving a written assurance from the state level coordinator that our issues with Mahanagar Gas Nigam (MGL) would be resolved. But that does not seem to have happened. Instead, it has now been conveyed to us that our margins will be revised only to Rs 1.16 a kg from 87 paise now," Mumbai Petrol Dealers Association president Ravi Shinde said.
CNG dealers in the metropolis and neighbouring Thane and Raigad regions have written to the heads of the state-owned oil marketing companies, Mahanagar Gas, transport secretary and state civil supplies secretary that they are rejecting the revised commission of Rs 1.16 a kg.
"For every kg of CNG that we sell, we get only 87 paise as profit. Our overheads have gone up and we have to pay for everything from electricity to salaries, uniforms and other expenses," he said.
The current retail price is of CNG is Rs 31.47 a kg.
The association has been demanding an increase in commission from 87 paise at present to Rs 2.50 per kg, but the state-level coordinator has allowed only Rs 1.16 per kg.
"We had deferred our strike plan by a month in the light of receiving a written assurance from the state level coordinator that our issues with Mahanagar Gas Nigam (MGL) would be resolved. But that does not seem to have happened. Instead, it has now been conveyed to us that our margins will be revised only to Rs 1.16 a kg from 87 paise now," Mumbai Petrol Dealers Association president Ravi Shinde said.
CNG dealers in the metropolis and neighbouring Thane and Raigad regions have written to the heads of the state-owned oil marketing companies, Mahanagar Gas, transport secretary and state civil supplies secretary that they are rejecting the revised commission of Rs 1.16 a kg.
"For every kg of CNG that we sell, we get only 87 paise as profit. Our overheads have gone up and we have to pay for everything from electricity to salaries, uniforms and other expenses," he said.
The current retail price is of CNG is Rs 31.47 a kg.
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