OMCs hike petrol pump dealers' commissions
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked commissions paid to fuel pump dealers by up to 43 per cent for petrol and by up to 59 per cent for diesel, effective from the start of this month, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has announced.
Announcing the decision along with the company results for the first quarter of the current fiscal, IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh told reporters here on Thursday that commission to petrol pump dealers was previously paid as fixed amount per litre and was uniform for all operators irrespective of their size.
However, in view of the hardships of dealers selling less than the national average of 170 kilolitre of fuel per month, a graded formula has been decided, he said.
"The dealers` margin for petrol and diesel has been revised with effect from August 1. It is approximately 9 per cent to 43 per cent in petrol and 11 per cent to 59 per cent in diesel," an IOC release said here.
Noting that dealers` margin was last revised on March 31 of this year, the statement said: "The oil industry has approximately 9 lakh customer attendants working at petrol pumps, who will be benefited by this."
"As a major part of the current revision, central minimum wages have been introduced for employees working at the petrol pumps, which are approximately 50 per cent higher, in lieu of State minimum wages," it added.
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