West Bengal government exempts essential sectors from diesel container supply curbs

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that his government has stepped in to exempt several sectors from a recent restriction on diesel supply in containers, saying the curbs had created serious problems for farmers, hospitals, and emergency services.

In a post on X, CM Adhikari said, "Our government is always committed to ensuring that the daily lives of ordinary people, emergency services, and the state's economy continue to progress smoothly without any hindrance. Recently, a ban was imposed on diesel supply in containers (vessels), which had put our hardworking farmer brothers, various hospitals, and emergency service-providing organizations in extreme distress in their operations. To safeguard the interests of the general public, the West Bengal government intervened immediately."

To address the difficulties faced by essential sectors, CM Adhikari said the state government had asked oil companies to ease the rules for select categories of users.


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"We have directed the major oil companies to completely exempt vital sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, food supply, public services, and tea gardens from the fuel restriction regulations," he said.

Adhikari added that the daily purchase limit for these categories has also been eased, making it simpler for them to get fuel. "Individuals, organisations, and customers associated with all these essential departments can now easily purchase and carry diesel in containers or barrels, and the maximum limit that had been set for providing fuel to such customers daily has also been relaxed," he said.

On the process for accessing the relaxed quota, Adhikari said, "To obtain diesel hassle-free at the pumps, simply presenting basic identification documents will suffice."