OMC's to have separate anti-adultration director
The Government has asked state oil marketing companies to put a director other than director (marketing) incharge of anti-adultration operations, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Disnha Patel has said.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Government has asked state oil marketing companies to put a director other than director (marketing) incharge of anti-adultration operations, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Disnha Patel has said.
"As advised by the Government, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have created a separate wing to report to a director other than director (Marketing), which will oversee and monitor all activities and operations to curb adulteration and specify norms and guidelines in this regard," he said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here on Tuesday.
Keeping in view the misuse/diversion of kerosene for adulteration, the import of the cooking fuel has been canalized through OMCs, he said.
With a view to checking adulteration, the Government has asked OMCs to get reputed external agencies for inspection, certification and auditing of petrol pumps and introduce a marker system in adulterants.
Besides, they have been asked to monitor the movement of trucks transporting petrol, diesel and kerosene through Global Positioning System (GPS), he said.
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