As global prices soar, another committee to review gas pricing policies may find the going more challenging
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Natural gas price | oil and gas | LNG
S Dinakar
Last Updated at September 9, 2022 18:34 IST
Kirit Parikh has a tough task on hand as he readies India’s natural gas pricing regime for a churn. Parikh is a free market proponent at heart—in a previous stint as head of a committee on the pricing methodology for diesel, domestic LPG and ration-shop kerosene during Manmohan Singh’s administration he recommended steep hikes in the prices of subsidised fuels, capping subsidies, and moving towards a market price for diesel.
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First Published: Fri, September 09 2022. 18:34 IST