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Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday acknowledged that the rising fuel prices were problematic. But, he claimed that the Centre could not bring the rates down because it was saving money for welfare schemes, reported ANI.
Fuel prices have been increased 23 times since May 4, with both petrol and diesel costing more than Rs 100 in some places.
#WATCH | I accept that current fuel prices are problematic for people but be it central/state govt, over Rs 35,000 crores have been being spent on vaccines in a year. In such dire times, we re saving money to spend on welfare schemes: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pic.twitter.com/ugObtQYiB6 ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2021
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While ₹500 crore will be immediately given to Odisha, ₹500 crore has been announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, says PMO
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to review the impact of Cyclone Yaas , in Bhubaneswar, on Friday, May 28, 2021
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While ₹500 crore will be immediately given to Odisha, ₹500 crore has been announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, says PMO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a ₹1000 crore assistance for cyclone ‘Yaas’-hit Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand.
While ₹500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha, ₹500 crore was announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, which would be released on the basis of the damage, said the Prime Minister’s Office in a statement.
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Do not want to burden Centre at the peak of COVID-19 second wave, he says
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This picture released by the state government as Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik doing the ariel survey in between Bhadrak and Balasore district areas as rain water login in the coastal area agricultural fields and not released to the Bay of Bengal due to high tidal condition after the cyclonic storm ‘’Yaas” landfall on odisha coast.
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Do not want to burden Centre at the peak of COVID-19 second wave, he says
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said Odisha did not want to burden the Centre at the peak of COVID-19 second wave by demanding immediate financial assistance for carrying out cyclone restoration works.