Gujarat Government Saves Fishermen from Diesel Price Hike

Gandhinagar: The state government has achieved a very sensitive and important success in protecting the economic interests of lakhs of fishermen families living along the 1,600-kilometre-long coast of Gujarat and associated with fisheries. The huge increase in the price of diesel used by Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) for fishing boats has been withdrawn after the intervention of the central government. This decision has brought great relief to the state's fisheries sector and eased the financial burden on fishermen. As per the details of the entire controversy and presentation, the Gujarat Fisheries Government Association (GFCCA) had conducted a tender process with Bharat Petroleum with the aim of providing fishermen with diesel at reasonable and discounted prices. However, recently the oil company suddenly announced a hike in the price of diesel for fishermen by Rs.