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Government may revise LPG cap: Moily
Friday November 30, 2012 03:41:16 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Faced with strong opposition to its move
to cap the number of subsidized cooking gas cylinders per
household per year, the government Friday hinted it was
considering a revision of the controversial decision.
"We are applying our mind to it. I will discuss with the prime
minister and the finance minister by how much to increase (raise
the cap)," Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily told the Lok Sabha
during question hour.
Government sources said a decision on revising the cap could not
be taken until Dec 17, when the second phase of Gujarat assembly
polls ends.
However, the minister also said that "the compulsion for imposing
the cap was clear".
According to the minister, even with the cap of six subsidized LPG
cylinders per household per year, the government still had a
subsidy burden of Rs.36,000 crore per year on its oil import bill.
The total oil subsidy was around Rs.1.64 lakh crore, he said.
BJP member and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj termed the move
"anti-people".
"The government is responsible for high food prices. Now they have
made cooking fuel costlier. The decision to cap LPG cylinders is
wrong," she said.
Sushma Swaraj said the irrational move had brought a large number
of citizens under financial stress.
"How can a family of five manage with just six subsidized
cylinders a year," she asked.
While many political parties supported her view, the Trinamool
Congress members rushed to the speaker's podium demanding a
rollback of the decision.
Trinamool leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay said the number should be
hiked to 24 cylinders a year.
Samajwadi Party leader Shailendra Kumar wanted a debate on the
issue.
SAD member Harsimrat Kaur complained to the government about
distribution bottlenecks, saying people were facing difficulties
because of it.
"We have received many representations on the issue," Moily said.
Moily said oil companies were under tremendous pressure as they
were facing losses due to an increase in international prices of
crude oil.
Around 80 percent of India's oil imports are met through imports.
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