Oil Ministry proposes abolishing gas priority

ISLAMABAD, May 8 The ministry of industries and production has maintained that the move to enhance gas prices for the fertiliser sector would upset the national policy on agriculture. In a letter to the petroleum ministry, it stated that gas ...

Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily is quoted as saying that the government would arrive at a consensus on the pricing of natural gas after considering the reservations of the power and fertiliser ministries. Moily has reportedly said his ...

The increase in gas price is being opposed by user ministries of power and fertiliser and the subsidy-bearer department of expenditure.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today demanded that Union Fertiliser Minister and DMK nominee M K Alagiri be sacked in connection with the alleged fertiliser subsidy scam. According to reports, the fertiliser companies made a windfall profit ...

Fertiliser industry body FAI today opposed the Oil Ministry move to abolish priority allocation of natural gas saying that any change in the policy will affect the domestic urea output and increase subsidy levels.

Ministry of agriculture is on the spotlight over delay in issuance of subsidised fertiliser to Narok

: Power being a regulated sector should not be treated like other sectors such as fertilisers and refineries, which are dependent on gas as a fuel, the Power Ministry commented on the note for the Empowered Group of Ministers. The Power Ministry has ...

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Finance Ministry has opposed creation of a $10 billion Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) to acquire oil and gas and fertiliser assets abroad, saying the country did not have sufficient foreign currency to support the fund. At a recent meeting called by ...