Imported fried oil is used in making bio-diesel. It is cheaper than petroleum diesel by Rs.3-4 per litre, and withdrawal of import duty will bring down its price down further by Rs.6-7 per litre, says Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
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In August last year, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had allowed marketing of high-speed diesel blended with bio-diesel from select retail outlets in New Delhi, Vishakhapatnam, Haldia and Vijayawada
In order to promote the use of bio-diesel and check pollution, the government is mulling Withdrawal of Import duties on used Cooking Oil, which is used as cheap fuel for transportation.
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