To strengthen retail network in North, public sector oil companies will open 262 filling stations in the region, comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K, in the current fiscal.
The maximum outlets will be opened in Haryana (150), followed by Punjab (78) and Himachal (21) by three public sector oil companies — IOC, BPCL and HPCL. In J&K, 13 outlets are planned for the current fiscal. Overall, 2,800 retail outlets are in the pipeline across the country for the current year.