Govt to meet Friday on raising diesel prices

Oil ministry expected make a proposal on the hikes at the meeting

A government committee headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet on Friday to discuss raising diesel, liquified petroleum gas and kerosene prices, a finance ministry official said on Thursday.

"The meeting is scheduled tomorrow afternoon to discuss raising diesel prices," the official, who declined to be named due to sensitivity of the issue, told Reuters.

He said the oil ministry was expected make a proposal on the hikes at the meeting.