The Grahak Dakshata Kalyan Foundation has sought motion towards 5 retailers in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, that are mentioned to be illegally offering home gas to accommodations and different industrial institutions.
Talking to reporters, the muse’s Karnataka unit president N. Chetan Kumar mentioned they’ve discovered two retailers in Mangaluru taluk, and one every in Kadaba, Puttur and Sullia taluks the place gas from home gas cylinders is being transferred into industrial gas cylinders, and being bought to industrial institutions on the fee of home gas cylinders.
In addition, he alleged, these retailers are illegally becoming home gas cylinders to autos.
“We had given a complaint on March 7 to the Deputy Director, Food and Civil Supplies, Dakshina Kannada, containing the addresses of these five outlets. We hope action is taken at the earliest,” Mr. Kumar mentioned.
The 19-kg industrial gas cylinder is bought in the marketplace for round ₹2,000, which incorporates 18% GST. The home gas cylinder is offered for round ₹800, together with GST of 5%.
Some retailers throughout Karnataka are illegally offering home gas cylinders to industrial institutions, which is inflicting lack of GST income to the federal government. The federation, primarily based in Nagpur (Maharashtra), has been in search of closure of such retailers.
The federation has obtained complaints towards gas companies which might be diverting home gas cylinders to industrial institutions, he claimed.
Mr. Kumar mentioned prospects ought to insist on supply personnel weighing home gas cylinders earlier than accepting supply of the cylinder. Generally, supply personnel haven’t been asking prospects for the OTP despatched by the oil firm on the time of supply of the cylinder.
Published – March 10, 2025 05:26 pm IST
