Government’s major decision on diesel and petrol sales in the country: Daily limit of 200 liters set; restrictions imposed on commercial buyers Fuel Distribution Rules: Big decision of the government! Retail petrol pumps closed for commercial customers, now fuel will be available from here


If you also often go to petrol pump to fill fuel in your car, then this latest decision of the government is very important for you. To stop black marketing of fuel in the country and ensure its correct distribution, the government has issued a very strict and new notification. Under this new order, some strict restrictions have been imposed on the retail sale of motor spirit (petrol) and high-speed diesel (HSD).

According to the new rules, now no common customer or vehicle will be able to buy more than 200 liters of high-speed diesel from a petrol pump in a day. Apart from this, the way for big commercial and institutional buyers to buy oil directly from common petrol pumps has also been closed. This new system of the government will initially be strictly implemented in the entire country for the next 90 days.

Completely changed rules for commercial customers

After the new guidelines of the government, buying fuel for businesses or big industries will no longer be as easy as before. To understand the new rules clearly, you can see the table given below:

Limit of 200 liters a day: How will it affect you?

As soon as this notification came, the question started arising in the minds of common car owners whether it will have any impact on their pockets or their daily journey?

  • General public is not worried: The matter of relief is that the fuel tank capacity of a normal domestic car or SUV is usually between 40 to 80 litres. Therefore, if you go to the petrol pump with your personal car, then this 200 liter limit is not going to cause any problem to you.

  • Strict vigil on heavy vehicles and drums: The real and biggest impact of this rule will be on heavy trucks, long distance buses and those who used to carry hundreds of liters of diesel in drums from petrol pumps to run big generators. Now dealers will not be able to give more than 200 liters of diesel to one vehicle or one person under any circumstances.

  • Complete ban on resale: The government has also made it completely clear that no person or agency will be able to resell the high-speed diesel purchased from the petrol pump to anyone else at higher prices. If found doing so, legal action will be taken.

Technical matter: What is High-Speed ​​Diesel (HSD)?

In technical and scientific language, the normal diesel that we and you use in our daily vehicles is called High-Speed ​​Diesel It is said. It is a high quality standard fuel refined from crude oil.

It is designed primarily for automobile engines that 750 RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) Move at a speed of more than. Apart from cars, heavy trucks and buses, it is used in smooth running of agricultural tractors, heavy machines of off-road construction sites, gas turbines and heavy equipment of petroleum drilling.

This ordeal is for only 3 months!

This new system created to bring transparency in fuel distribution is currently operational initially. 90 days (3 months) Has been implemented only for the period. This means that for the next three months, all the petrol pump dealers in the country will have to sell oil within the limits of these strict rules.

However, the government order also contains the flexibility that if market conditions improve prematurely or the supply chain becomes completely normal, the government can withdraw these restrictions even before the expiry of these 90 days by issuing a new notification. Till then, heavy vehicle owners and generator users will have to manage their fuel needs within this limit.