India has no proposal to provide financial support to state run fuel retailers, official says

Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas speaks to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Photo: Video grab/x/@DDNewslive)

NEW DELHI, May 4 (Reuters) – India has no ​proposal to provide financial ‌support to state-run fuel retailers for the ​losses they ​incur on sales of gasoline, ⁠gasoil and ​jet fuel at below ​market rates, Sujata Sharma, a joint secretary in ​the federal Petroleum ​ministry, said on Monday.

Indian state ‌fuel ⁠retailers have raised prices for liquefied petroleum gas for industrial ​customers ​and ⁠jet fuel rates for foreign ​carriers. There has ​been ⁠no increase in retail prices of ⁠gasoline, ​gasoil, LPG ​or jet fuel for Indian ​carriers.