While diesel consumption increased 7.5 per cent to 74.6 million tonnes, petrol use rose 14.5 per cent to 21.8 million tonnes. In 2015-16, the overall fuel demand zoomed to 183.5 million tonnes from 165.5 million tonnes in the previous financial year. India has 56,190 fuel retail outlets, of which public sector majors like Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum have a combined network of 52,604 outlets. According to the government, around 3.5 crore people come to fuel stations every day, which annually transact around Rs 2,500 crore worth of business. We are not supporting this decision, while we also have the same demands to increase (dealer's commission)." All India Petroleum Dealers Association president Ajay Bansal said that the association, which has nearly 46,000 petrol pump owners as members, is not participating in the Sunday closure. The association that has called for such a move has presence in only Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. The association is also considering eight-hour working days from May.ĭistancing itself from the move, president of All India Petroleum Dealers' Association Ajay Bansal said, "This will create panic. The move by CIPD comes at a time when the government is yet to take a call on raising dealer's commission.ĬIPD president A D Sathyanarayan told Business Standard that, except for emergency services like ambulance, fuel will not be available for other vehicles on Sundays. All India Petroleum Dealers' Association came out in the public distancing itself from the decision. The association claims to have more than 25,000 petrol pumps covering south and Maharashtra. The Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD) on Monday asked members to shut shop on Sundays, in line with the prime minister's vision to reduce fuel consumption. Many see this as a tactic to pressure government for higher commission. New Delhi, April 11 (Agencies): A section of petroleum dealers said they would shut their retail outlets every Sunday starting May 14.
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