Raising the prospect of deregulation of the nation's most consumed fuel, losses on sale of diesel have dipped to a record low as the difference between the cost of diesel production and the retail selling price has narrowed to Rs 1.62 a litre from Rs 2.80 in the first fortnight of June. However, with the similar scenario, where rupee continues its strengthen and monthly price hikes of up to 50 paisa a litre are allowed, diesel will be de-controlled by September.
The Narendra Modi-government carrying forward the UPA government's decision of eliminating subsidy through small doses of monthly price increases, softening of international oil rates in the first fortnight of June as compared to second half of May also has aided. The UPA government had in January, 2013 decided to raise diesel prices in small doses of 40-50 paisa a litre every month till the losses, which are made good through government subsidy, are completely wiped-out.
The losses on the sale of the fuel have been on southwards journey ever since March as the prospect of a stable and decisive government under Modi helped rupee gain against dollar. Losses on diesel stood at Rs 8.37 per litre in March and slid to Rs 4.41/ litre when the new government came to power. Marking the second increase in rates in three week, diesel was last hiked by 50 paise on June 1 by the government. The monthly hike in price came after several rounds of discussions that the new Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held with state-owned oil firms on continuing with the reform initiated by the UPA government.
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