Non-PDS kerosene removed from regulatory control- Central Government of India
Posted on: 11/Feb/2015 11:37:56 AM
The Central Government of India has removed Non-PDS kerosene from regulatory control with a view to ease the availability of market-priced kerosene.
The government has amended the Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Price) Order, 1993, to free all activities of storage, transportation and sale of white kerosene (market-priced kerosene or non-PDS kerosene) from regulatory control.
Subsidized kerosene sold through public distribution system (PDS) is blue in color while the market priced fuel is colorless.
While PDS kerosene is priced at Rs 15.14 per litre, the non-subsidised or market-priced fuel comes for Rs 27.68 a litre.
In this regard, the Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Price) Amendment Order, 2015 has been published in the Gazette of India vide GSR.41 (E) dated January 19, 2015.
