Fuel price hike: EGoM meet on Jun 25

New Delhi, Jun 25: The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on fuel prices will meet again on Friday, Jun 25 to decide on the proposal to raise petrol and diesel prices. The EGoM, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will review the measures of decontrolling fuel prices.

Petroleum Ministry had proposed to increase Petrol price by Rs 3 and diesel by Rs 2 per litre. Oil marketing companies have been making a loss of Rs 3.73 a litre on petrol and Rs 3.8 on diesel, Rs 18.82 on kerosene and Rs 261.90 on each LPG cylinder.

The oil ministry suggests to free up petrol prices and gradually hike diesel rates to market levels. It has also recommended a small increase in the price of kerosene, used for lighting by the poor, and in cooking gas.

The EGoM meet is likely to start at 1 pm on Friday, Jun 25.

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