Gas traders
have blamed the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for promoting criminalisation in
the state oil monopoly.
"The
NOC must leave the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to the private sector,"
said president of Federation of LPG Dealers Gyaneshwor Aryal, here speaking at an interaction, today.
As the state oil monopoly is
highly criminalised, the government has to adjust the price of LPG – popularly
known as cooking gas – and ensure smooth to the consumers, he said, adding that
they are ready to take over the cooking gas business, if the government bears
the loss of NOC.
The business of cooking gas and
its pricing is a serious issue currently, said the officiating executive
director of the NOC Jayaraj Acharya, on the occasion.
Currently, there is no scarcity
of the cooking gas and the price hike is also not in pipeline, he added.
"The NOC has income of Rs 1.30 billion, whereas the loss stands at Rs 1.35
billion."
A cylinder of cooking gas comes
to Rs 2,238 at the latest price but the NOC is selling it at Rs 1,470 incurring
the losses, Acharya said, adding that the state oil monopoly is ready to
handover the cooking gas business to the private sector immediately, if it can
handle it.
If the government has will power,
the cooking gas losses could be made up as the NOC is incurring some Rs 2
billion loss also due to government's inefficiency, according to the cooking
gas dealers.
Likewise, other gas dealers, on the occasion, also
claimed that the private sector is ready to take over the cooking gas business
of the government brings a policy.
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