Judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Yeasin Molla & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2023. The petitioners are the ration card holders and members of Priority Household under the National Food Security Act, 2015. In the instant writ petition the petitioners have challenged …
The state government which boasted of a surplus budget at the start of the financial year on Wednesday feared that the tax concessions extended by the state government and the Centre will lead to a deficit budget. The tax relief given on diesel and kerosene prices will cost the state …
Rajasthan has announced concessions and tax relief to customers on diesel, domestic cooking gas and kerosene to comply with the recent Congress directive to the party-run governments in the States in the wake of the hike in the prices of petroleum products. The concessions, announced after a late night meeting …
In a bid to provide some relief to the people following recent hike in petroleum product prices, the Odisha government on Tuesday decided to waive VAT on LPG and kerosene. As a measure of relief to the people of the state, we have decided that VAT will be completely waived …
The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday reduced the VAT on diesel and kerosene by 2%. There has been no reduction on LPG prices as Maharashtra doesn't charge VAT on it.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, requesting him to withdraw the hike in the prices of diesel, kerosene and LPG in view of the large-scale protests against it. She also urged the PM to abolish the central excise duty on diesel. In …
Uttarakhand on Monday said it would waive value added tax on kerosene, and not charge VAT on the amount increased recently for diesel and LPG by the Centre. Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said his government was taking the step to lessen the sufferings of the people reeling under the …
The Himachal Pradesh Government on Monday exempted kerosene from value added tax and reduced the tax on diesel to 9.70 per cent from the present 14 per cent to provide relief to people from the recent hike in prices of petroleum products. There would be zero VAT on kerosene, a …
New Delhi Despite a wider excise duty difference between petrol and diesel, the group of ministers on fuel pricing led by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has ruled out imposing any additional excise duty on diesel cars, which was proposed last year in a report by former Planning Commission member Kirit …
Agartala: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led ruling Left Front in Tripura on Saturday called for a 12-hour shutdown in the state Monday to protest against the hike in fuel prices. Left Front spokesperson Gautam Das told reporters here that by increasing prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday announced that five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on kerosene would be waived off. He said here that the decision to make kerosene VAT-free would make it cheaper by 70 paise per litre and now it would cost Rs.14 per …
In a bid to bring some respite to the bleeding oil marketing companies (OMCs), the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet today to review the diesel and domestic LPG prices. The meet could lead to a diesel price hike which was last revised …
Petroleum minister S Jaipal Reddy has sought an immediate rise in the prices of diesel, kerosene and domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The empowered group of ministers on fuel pricing was likely to meet soon, he said today. The finance minister Pranab Mukherjee-headed group was first supposed to meet on …
Keeping in view of cash subsidy for kerosene oil, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has released only 33 per cent allocation of kerosene oil to Delhi for June and July. In other words, 67 per cent allocation of kerosene oil has been reduced. This led to heart burn …
The Delhi Government is all set to introduce cash subsidy to all BPL and AAY card holder families using kerosene as fuel switchover to LPG. To make Delhi a kerosene free city, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has set up a joint working group to look at modalities …
One of the priorities that have emerged in recent years is the need to strengthen India’s social safety net and improve the delivery mechanisms of poverty alleviation programs. This is to ensure that vulnerable groups can withstand unforeseen shocks to income and continue to access basic goods and services at …
To ensure transparency in delivery of commodities to the poor in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Government has decided to conduct the much sought-after social audit for fair price shops functioning under the public distribution system (PDS) to ensure transparency and effectiveness in the delivery of essential commodities to poor people. The …
The Government of India has announced that subsidies on fertilisers, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas will be replaced by cash transfers to end users. A close examination of the objectives of the subsidies in fertiliser and kerosene and the implications of the shift raises some challenging questions. While there is …
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the Empowered Group of Ministers headed by him would decide on the price hike of diesel, LPG and kerosene when it meets next week.
