Subsidised Kerosene

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  "Cyclone-Hit Odisha To Get 1,000 Kilo-Litre Kerosene": Dharmendra Pradhan

  Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has promised to supply 1,000 kilo-litre of subsided kerosene to Odisha, as per request made by state chief minister Naveen Patnaik in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani.

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  Government Hikes Rates Of LPG Cylinders, Kerosene

  The government is looking to eliminate subsidy on the domestic fuels, LPG and Kerosene, through small hikes.

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  Subsidised LPG Price Hiked

  Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) price was on Monday hiked by Rs 1.93 per cylinder, the second increase in rates in one month as the government looked at monthly increases to cut down subsidies.

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  Chandigarh Becomes First Kerosene-Free City

  For the first time, a city has been declared kerosene free with sale of subsidised cooking and lighting fuel being stopped in Chandigarh from today completely.

• Losses on LPG, Kerosene Sale Lower by Over 30%

  Losses on sale of subsidised LPG and kerosene have dropped by over 30 per cent as international oil rates plunged to multi-year lows.

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  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Writes to PM Against Scrapping Kerosene Subsidy

  The Tamil Nadu government today urged the Centre to instruct the Finance Ministry to reconsider its decision to scrap supply of subsidised kerosene through the public distribution system and to restore monthly allocation of the fuel to the state.

• High Subsidies on LPG, Kerosene to Remain a Challenge: ICRA

  With diesel price deregulation likely at some point this fiscal, high subsidies on LPG and kerosene will continue to be a major challenge, ICRA Research said on Monday.

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  BPCL Slumps as Iraq Crisis Sends Oil Prices to 9-Month High

  India imports nearly 75 per cent of its crude and rising oil prices adversely impact the profitability of state-run retailers who sell diesel, kerosene and LPG at subsidised rates. Only petrol is sold at market rates in India.

• Moily hints at moderation in diesel price hike

  The government-appointed Kirit Parikh committee suggested an "immediate" hike prices of diesel by Rs 5 a litre, Rs 4 per litre in kerosene and Rs 250 per cylinder in LPG, reduce annual entitlement of subsidised cooking gas cylinder from six from nine and phase out diesel subsidy in one year to cut a record subsidy burden.

• Loss on subsidised fuel sale could touch Rs 1.8 lakh crore: Moily

  Battling the falling rupee and surging global oil rates, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying without corrective steps losses on sale of subsidised fuel sales will rise to unprecedented Rs 1,80,000 crore.

• Oil Ministry seeks $1.9 billion subsidy for April-June: report

  Fuel retailers Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp sell diesel, kerosene and cooking gas at subsidised rates to protect the poor and tame inflation.

• Akhilesh Yadav asks Prime Minister for subsidies for Maha Kumbh

  Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, asking him for subsidised food grain, kerosene and LPG for the Allahabad Maha Kumbh, which will be held from January to March next year.

• Expert views on diesel price hike in India

  A cabinet committee agreed to raise diesel prices by 12 percent, or 5 rupees per litre, and restricted sales of subsidised LPG cylinders to six per consumer annually, the government said in a statement. It left petrol and kerosene prices unchanged.

• Finance Ministry proposes to hike LPG price by Rs 100, diesel by Rs 4: sources

  New Delhi subsidises the prices of diesel, cooking gas and kerosene to dampen inflation and protect the poor, a popular policy that has nevertheless put a severe strain on public finances.

• Govt rules out capping subsidised kerosene, dual pricing of diesel

  MUMBAI, AUGUST 25By Deepak Joshi : The government has no proposals to cap on subsidized kerosene or introduce dual pricing of diesel, Minister of State for Petroleum R.P.N. Singh told parliament Thursday. "There is no proposal to put a cap on the use of subsidized kerosene," Singh told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. He said allocation of p...