Govt has not received any proposal to reconsider new gas pricing policy: Veerappa Moily

24 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily has ruled out reconsidering over gas pricing policy, saying that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has taken the decision and there was no proposal before the government to reconsider the new gas pricing policy. Moily said that, the government doesn’t want to change it as the enhancement of gas price is in the favour of nation’s development, although, the decision of gas price hike has attracted criticism, particularly from the Left parties.

Moily further added that, in a bid to raise energy production to 800 MW from 32 MW at present, ONGC would accord priority to make available 20 lakh cubic metres of gas per day to the Puducherry Power Corporation in Karaikal and the state run company has agreed to fulfill this obligation on a priority basis and would also ensure transportation of the gas within two years. The state run PSU company would also associate itself with the state government in setting up a super speciality hospital at Karaikal.

This issue was discussed with Lt. Governor of Puducherry Veerendra Kataria and Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy too was keen on augmenting power generation in the state. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Panabaka Lakshmi too supported the same. Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Rangasamy had assured that accelerating government’s initiatives like acquiring land and other allied work will boost energy production.

Further, Veerappa Moily said that GAIL’s pipeline project would help people of Tamil Nadu, particularly, farmers and would not have negative impact on agriculture. Such project, covering around 16,000 km all over the country, has already benefited farmers, apparently referring to the objections by the Tamil Nadu government in this regard.

 

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