Decisive Steps Being Taken To Reduce Crude Oil Import: Narendra Modi

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
government has taken "decisive steps" to bring down crude oil import by 10 per cent and save precious foreign exchange for the country
PM Modi said 11 oil PSUs have adopted the modern 'lignocellulosic' route for establishing twelve 2g ethanol plants in 11 states of the
country
"To cut down on import of crude oil, government has taken decisive steps towards reducing imports by 10 per cent and saving precious foreign
exchange," PM Modi said after dedicating to the nation an integrated refinery expansion complex of the public sector Bharat Petroleum
To overcome environment pollution, he said the Centre was promoting the use of environment-friendly transport fuel - CNG - by expanding the
coverage of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in the country
After the successful completion of 10th CGD bidding Round, more than 400 districts of the country would be connected for providing piped gas
of gas pipeline network," he said
Earlier, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for a petrochemical complex at the refinery and a skill development institute at Ettumanoor
besides inaugurating a mounded storage vessel at the LPG bottling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited here
The Prime Minister, during his address after inaugurating the Kochi refinery expansion complex, dwelt at length on the petrochemical sector
said adding the country's refinery capacity currently stood at more than 247 mmtpa
He said the government had provided nearly six crore LPG connections to the poor people under the Ujjwala Yojana scheme since May, 2016 when
in identifying ghost, multiple and inactive accounts
of the Government of India is a way to realize this dream," he said
PM Modi said the Indian refinery industry has done well in establishing itself as a major player globally
By doubling the LPG production with the help of recent expansion, Kochi refinery is making a great contribution towards Ujjwala, he