Oil refinery in Barmer sparks friction between Centre, Gehlot government

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JAIPUR: A brand new flash level has emerged between the Centre and the Rajasthan executive within the election yr over the putting in place of an oil refinery in Rajasthan’s Barmer district. This refinery has been spoken about for greater than a decade however has no longer been arrange and continues to be beneath development. 

Union petroleum minister Hardeep Puri has stated that the price of the refinery has escalated such a lot that the Rajasthan executive will want to shell out an extra 2,500 crores if it desires to retain its 26 in step with cent proportion within the refinery. In case Rajasthan does no longer undergo this price, their proportion within the refinery will likely be decreased to only 16 in step with cent.

CM Ashok Gehlot, then again, argues that the previous BJP executive within the state had stopped the challenge for 5 years and because of this the price of the refinery has risen from 40,000 to 72,000 crores. Within the election yr, this may emerge as a big factor as each political events are looking to woo votes in this factor in western Rajasthan.

Puri stated that the CM must no longer attempt to take any roughly political benefit during the refinery. He confident that the adolescence gets employment after it’s able.  Gehlot had accused the central executive of stalling the paintings of the refinery. Answering to media, Puri stated that paintings used to be progressing slowly right through the Corona length, now it has picked up tempo. 

In the meantime, plans are underway to begin Barmer Refinery in January 2024. This process is being performed beneath the Petroleum Ministry of the Central Govt which objectives to finish the paintings of the refinery inside of a stipulated time. Officers say that by way of February 15, 2023, 60.3 in step with cent of the paintings have been finished within the refinery.  Simplest not up to 40 in step with cent paintings is left and it can be commissioned in ten months.

JAIPUR: A brand new flash level has emerged between the Centre and the Rajasthan executive within the election yr over the putting in place of an oil refinery in Rajasthan’s Barmer district. This refinery has been spoken about for greater than a decade however has no longer been arrange and continues to be beneath development. 

Union petroleum minister Hardeep Puri has stated that the price of the refinery has escalated such a lot that the Rajasthan executive will want to shell out an extra 2,500 crores if it desires to retain its 26 in step with cent proportion within the refinery. In case Rajasthan does no longer undergo this price, their proportion within the refinery will likely be decreased to only 16 in step with cent.

CM Ashok Gehlot, then again, argues that the previous BJP executive within the state had stopped the challenge for 5 years and because of this the price of the refinery has risen from 40,000 to 72,000 crores. Within the election yr, this may emerge as a big factor as each political events are looking to woo votes in this factor in western Rajasthan.

Puri stated that the CM must no longer attempt to take any roughly political benefit during the refinery. He confident that the adolescence gets employment after it’s able.  Gehlot had accused the central executive of stalling the paintings of the refinery. Answering to media, Puri stated that paintings used to be progressing slowly right through the Corona length, now it has picked up tempo. 

In the meantime, plans are underway to begin Barmer Refinery in January 2024. This process is being performed beneath the Petroleum Ministry of the Central Govt which objectives to finish the paintings of the refinery inside of a stipulated time. Officers say that by way of February 15, 2023, 60.3 in step with cent of the paintings have been finished within the refinery.  Simplest not up to 40 in step with cent paintings is left and it can be commissioned in ten months.