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Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy has requested the Union Petroleum Ministry to proceed the proviso of diesel to outlets owned by the Pondicherry State Fishermen Cooperative Federation astatine rates equivalent to the prevailing retail outlet prices.
In a missive to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, the Chief Minister said to cater to the substance requirements of mechanised sportfishing vessels, the federation operated substance outlets successful the Puducherry and Yanam regions of the Union Territory (UT).
The outlets were established for supplying diesel to registered sportfishing vessels and they bash not undertake commercialized retail income to the wide public. The outlets proviso 50 lakh litres of diesel annually for operating sportfishing vessels. The pricing mechanics applicable to user outlets has, successful caller years, resulted successful diesel being disposable astatine rates higher than those prevailing astatine retail outlets. Considering the hardships faced by fishermen, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited had extended a peculiar arrangement, whereby diesel was supplied to the federation astatine rates equivalent to retail outlet prices. The statement was successful unit until March this year, the missive said.
“Following the caller revision successful diesel pricing, the quality betwixt bulk user rates and retail outlet rates has widened considerably, starring to important summation successful operational costs of mechanised sportfishing vessels. Fuel constitutes the largest constituent of sportfishing expenditure and the contiguous terms differential has adversely affected the economical viability of sportfishing operations. Hence, I petition your benignant information for the continuation of the earlier statement of supplying diesel astatine rates equivalent to prevailing retail outlet prices,” the missive said.
The Chief Minister besides requested the Ministry to see an due peculiar pricing mechanics oregon subsidy statement for supplying diesel to registered sportfishing vessels done cooperative user outlets. The user outlets operated by the federation were intended to service the interests of registered fishermen only.
CM writes to EAM
In different missive to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, the Chief Minister said of the 7 fishermen from Puducherry apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy successful April this year, lone six were released truthful far. A fisherman hailing from T.R. Pattinam, Keeshiyur, successful the Karaikal portion of the UT, was yet to beryllium released, the missive said.
“He is recently joined and his aged parents request peculiar care. I kindly petition the Minister to instrumentality indispensable steps with the Sri Lankan authorities for his aboriginal release,” the missive said.
