In an attempt to compensate the estimated loss of annual income worth Rs 24,500 crore to Rs 26,000 due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Gujarat government Monday declared a hike of Rs 2 in the prices of petrol and diesel in the state from Monday midnight. Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel announced the decision taken by a core group of the state government headed by Chief Minister under the recommendations of Adhia Committee.
After announcing the hike, Patel said that the decision was taken in the interest of the state’s economy and to make both ends meet. He also said that even after the hike of Rs 2, Gujarat has the “lowest rate of petrol in the country and is also among the states where the prices of diesel are lowest”.
