Special kerosene quota sought for fishing sector
The Hindu
New cess on petrol and diesel adds to fishers’ woes
It’s almost a double whammy for the fishing sector. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Central Budget presented on Tuesday, announced an Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess of ₹2.5 per litre on petrol and ₹4 per litre on diesel. At the same time, kerosene price saw a double surge in February with which the fuel price went up to about ₹8 per litre. However, Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil has said the State will continue to sell PDS kerosene at the January price considering the problems being faced by ordinary people.
Fishers welcomed the State government decision. “Kerala government has made a statement with the decision not to hike PDS kerosene price. However, the rise in petrol and diesel price through the cess is a big blow to the fishing sector,” said Charles George of Matsya Thozhilali Aikya Vedhi, an independent union of fishers in the traditional sector.
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