‘I will have to quit this job’: Auto drivers, delivery executives in Pune feel pinch of rising fuel costs
The all-time high prices of fuels — petrol, diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG) and cooking gas — have made a dent in household budgets, especially among the lower- and middle-income groups. However, the worst affected are those whose livelihood depends on transporting people and goods — autorickshaw and cab drivers, school bus owners and food delivery and courier executives among many others.
Although petrol and diesel prices have not been hiked for the last week, they remain at the historic high of Rs 119.97/litre for petrol and Rs 102.68/litre for diesel in Pune. The CNG is priced at Rs 73/kg and the household liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at Rs 902 per cylinder.
