(a) whether Petrol and Diesel containing 0.05% maximum sulphur content are being supplied to retail outlets in some metropolitan towns;
(b) if so, the time and manner by which the Government intend to supply such eco-friendly fuel to other towns in the country; and
(c) the time by which such fuel is likely to be available in rural areas of the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a): The four metro towns are being supplied petrol and diesel containing 0.05% max. sulphur.
(b) & (c): The Government has set up an Expert Committee, headed by Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), to recommend to the Government an Auto Fuel Policy for the country and devise a road map for its implementation.