The hike in petrol prices has hit the Himachal Pradesh exchequer hard, forcing the state government to reduce the monthly petrol quota for vehicles used by its top state officials. | |
| "Now state government officials in the secretariat will be able to consume 70 litres of petrol per month instead of 75 litres which they consumed earlier," a state government spokesman said today. |
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| The fuel cuts will also apply to all other government run vehicles in departments and corporations of the Himachal government across the hill state. |
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| "Those exceeding this quota will have to pay from their pocket," said the spokesman. |
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| The reduction of 5 litres of petrol quota per month for every vehicle used by the government officials would save Rs 75 lakh every year. |
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| Sources said the government was not ruling out further cuts in petrol for government-run-vehicles. |
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