Officials said that in the first state government’s decision of this kind to solve the problem of rising fuel prices, Jharkhand will provide ration card holders with two-wheelers with a subsidy of 25 rupees per liter of gasoline. The monthly allowance limit for each family may be 10 liters. They said that the method of implementing measures starting from Republic Day is still being worked out.
In Jharkhand, the current gasoline price is 98.52 rupees per liter and the diesel price is 91.56 rupees.
On Wednesday, when announcing a series of plans to commemorate the two years of the JMM-led coalition government, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said: “We know that gasoline and diesel prices have soared and affected the poor. The poor have motorcycles in their houses, but people cannot ride them. Because they don’t have the money to buy gasoline… this person cannot go to the market to sell his crops. We heard that people mix kerosene and gasoline to ride motorcycles. We will reduce the price of gasoline by 25 rupees per liter.”
Before Sauron announced the news, he and Governor Ramesh Bais laid the foundation for more than 1,500 plans worth 16,000 crore.
Later, a senior official told the Indian Express that those holding ration cards would receive a petrol subsidy of 10 liters per household for two-wheeled vehicles. The official said that the state government “may directly transfer money to the account.”
Jharkhand was the first state to adopt such innovative measures to provide relief to specific groups of people (middle class and lower-middle class) who bought gasoline for driving two-wheelers. As many as 23 states have reduced the value-added tax on fuel to reduce the price of gasoline and diesel. Among the states, the largest decline was in Karnataka (13.35 rupees per liter of gasoline), followed by Mizoram and Pondicherry with more than 12 rupees per liter of gasoline. In addition, although all states have chosen to give up income, Jharkhand has decided to provide subsidies and increase expenditures.
Complete News Source : The IndianEXPRESS
