Indian Oil Corporation and other oil companies are in talks with the state government for marketing of their Chotu 5 kg cylinders through fair price rations shops in the state. There are estimated 80,000 fair price shops in the state which exist in remote corners of the state and oil companies want to use this chain for marketing their Chotu cylinder, said an official of Indian Oil.
Sarvjeet Singh, spokesman, Indian Oil Corporation said, “A strategy is being prepared for the sale of small cylinders from ration shops in the state capital. On Thursday, a meeting was held with representatives of various gas companies in the office of the District Supply Officer. In this meeting, an outline has been made for the sale of about 24,000 small cylinders from the 1,200 fair price shops of the city.”
In principle, the state government has approved the sale of these cylinders through the fair price shops. However, one fair price shop can keep only 20 cylinders at a time. The profit margins, incentives of vendors are being worked out, Singh said.
