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Started by : Sudeep Tarafdar, Senior Consultant, IBM   06 29 2010 07:10:37 +0000
Industry : Radio, TV & FilmsFunctional Area : Politics(Personal Interests)
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In the last couple of years how many times have we seen fuel price hike, the petrol, diesel and LPG has increased considerably and this is driving Inflation like anything which is already high and with the recent fuel price hike the inflation is set to rise another 0.9% and this is like  putting salt on wound for the common man.

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There was a sigh of relief when recession was over and when the jobs returned and people had got back to their spending ways again, but the high inflation and constant fuel price hike will again make people stop spending again and there is a chance that a similar situation when we had during recession might repeat even with economy doing well but not for the common man. The rich  might have no problem, the money that comes is most from the middle class and if they stop spending again, then it will have a huge impact.

So, users I would like to ask you all like what are the possible solutions for this fuel hike which happens time and again?? please share your views on this.....

 
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1 Invest in alternative fuels and energysources
2 Invest heavily in public Infrastructure in Rail & Road
3 Do not link it with Global oil prices
4 illegitimate taxes
5 Stop extensive use of private/ self owned vehicles and use public transport
6 Get used to it
7 Change the Government
8 Invest in alternative fuels and energysources
9 search new wells of oil like reliance
10 Invest in alternative fuels and energysources as well as Invest heavily in public Infrastructure in Rail & Road

Invest in alternative fuels and energysources

idea posted by Dennis Aries Owner, Arkro IT

You can subsidise whatever you wat, but in the end the money has come from the people. You will still pay the full amount for the fuel, only you wil do it by paying taxes. The oil will have to be bought anyway.

Investing in alternative fuels/energysources will prove far more effective in the long rung. Oil will only get more and more expensive in the future while other energysources will decrease in price when technology evolves.

Creating enginges that run on electricity, fueled by solar-energy and windenergy will be a good step.

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by Mohan Murari, Marketing Manager, Confidential  | 06 18 2011 05:32:54 +0000

This idea should be universally accepted but it requires lot of effort so some people wouldn't agree to it. Recently a pharmacy student from Pune has created an alternative fuel from turmeric leaves that promises to be eco-friendly and cheaper than petrol, then Jatropha for bio diesel, there can be many more which are still unexplored. So dont put your vehicles in garrage as with some effort we can get lot of comfort. BUT this IDEA can certainly change our LIFE. Cheers!!!

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This is the best idea

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There are many things that can be said and done about this but it might be a good idea to look into alternative resources. Many times it’s left up to the governments at hand who really need to step-up and make improvements. Sometimes people can protest or find positive ways to encourage their governments to stop increasing fuel prices. It might not happen but it’s worth a shot.

The governments and people should consider reduce, reuse and recycle. It’s always better to have additional resources because you never know if or when you’ll have a problem with one type of resource or if that resource runs out.

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Invest heavily in public Infrastructure in Rail & Road

idea posted by Sanjay Arora CEO/MD/Director, Videh International Pvt. Ltd.

What we need to do is reduce the need for private & consumer consumption of transportation. By simply decreeing that people use buses, its not going to happen.

We have to build world class public transportation services, so that cars are needed less & less. Once such infrastructure is in place, we will need to have fuel cost more or rather non-subsidized.

Another thing we need to do is make railway freight more competitive. Some of the things that can be done are separate corridors for freight trains. Containerization of railway cargo. Railways to handle only containerized freight, just like shipping, with only a couple of hours window for mechanized loading & unloading of containers, third party railway shipping companies with their own yards for stuffing & de-stuffing containers. These kind of things will make rail freight decrease the need for road transport of goods, decreasing fuel consumption and all around decrease in prices of consumer products.

Common man does not need lots of fuel if public infrastructure is in place. Its the rich man, with his fuel guzzling cars, who will most probably not use public infrastructure even if its in place.

 

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by s.baalu , Consultant, XYZ LTD  | 07 01 2010 14:14:01 +0000

ECONOMICAL MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION LIKE TRAINS,BUSSES,LINKED TO ALL IMPORTANT AREAS,WITH GOOD SERVICE,MAINTENANCE WILL MAKE MORE PEOPLE USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND THEY MAY NOT GO IN FOR 2 WHEELERS OR 4 WHEELERS RESULTING IN REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION OF EXPENSIVE FUEL.THIS MAY NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.BUT WE CAN START THIS EARLIER AS IT WILL BE VERY USEFUL ATLEAST FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

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by malladi madhukumar, AGM -MKTG, Andhra Cements Ltd  | 06 30 2010 02:58:34 +0000

Investment in Rail infrastructure can help in long way.

a. Laying new lines.

b. Optimum utilisation of rail wagons.

c. spl wagons for perishable.

The above seps can reduce the consumption of petrol, deisel.

Free transport of different products can help in regulating the prices of different products.

 

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by T S Jyothiram, CFO, Pacetel Communications  | 06 29 2010 12:57:00 +0000

Among the alternates suggested, the most practical at best is the suggestion that we should invest heavity in public infrastructure in Railways and Roads.  When we talk about infrastructure, we refer to the entire segment of infrastructure.    The public transport and communication system should be effecient, cheap, safe, dependable, well networked, regulated, and comfortable.    When I say public transport, I include all modes whether under public/private ownership, and in the entire country.   This is difficult to implement selectively.      Cars for private use should be well taxed to make them expensive, and the disparities existing in tax rates between different states must be streamlined.    These are such work that government in a democratic set up would find inconvenient, unfavourable, and counteracting the scope for corruption and they may not take initiatives.   But nevertheless this would be the most preferred solution.

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Do not link it with Global oil prices

idea posted by Sudeep Tarafdar Senior Consultant, IBM

Till now government was giving subsidy for fuel and now they are freeing the fuel which will now corelate to the global oil cues and the rates will raise accordingly, this freeing of fuel might work elsewhere but not in India, India is still developing country and the way the fuel prices are increasing it will surely impact businesses of many, there will be high inflation rates, and with already high food prices now even fuel price is also increasing and this will make things worse for the common man, what are they doing collecting all those taxes, can't they give subsidy for these fuel and go for research and develop some alternative by which we can depend less on these.....

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by Mohan Murari, Marketing Manager, Confidential  | 06 18 2011 05:38:49 +0000

I agree with you on research and search for alternative. I think in current scenario this is one of the best options. Cheers!

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by Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 06 29 2010 09:56:48 +0000

I agree with you Sudip completely. There is a whole lot of undercurrent on the subject which I dont want to go to but you are to the point comon man will feel the pinch and that way it will be for some time to come.

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illegitimate taxes

idea posted by Mathew Cherian Research Associate/Analyst, Western Michigan University

Fuels are taxed at 100$ which means the effective price is only aroun 26 rupees. Our governments of the past and present has no idea the philosophy behind taxes when the project tax laws at the citizen. Suppose people are not given an efficient taxes, environment, and supplied with gibbons, they become violent and create economic losses to the nation which turn out to be more than the benifits the government accrues through such taxes which is called the opportunity costs of policies.

Similar theory exists in petroleum pricing where it leaks out subtantial consumption budget from citizen into governments hand whihc is inefficiently deployed, siphoned off or misaproptirated by government and government chohorts.

Adjusting these taxes efficiently can reduce the ill effects of continued price hikes in oil.

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Stop extensive use of private/ self owned vehicles and use public transport

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If we do this then we can actually save petrol and simultaneously we can get more benefits regarding our monthly budget.
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Get used to it

idea posted by Atul Joshi Assistant General Manager-Business Development, Flexican Bellows and Hoses Pvt.Ltd.

this is how the free markets work, get used to it

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Change the Government

idea posted by karthikeyan advocate, advocate individual legal practice

Change the government policy.  The Government is very very loyal to Oil companies in India. If the government is loyal to oil company isteady of loyal to public the only way and options is change this government

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Invest in alternative fuels and energysources

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search new wells of oil like reliance

idea posted by Shaista Ansari B.Com student, ICSI
recently reliance found oil well in Kutch, I think we should discover new oil wells so that fuel price will come down. Instead to waste money in miscelleneous things India should invest money to find fuels and energysources in India.
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Invest in alternative fuels and energysources as well as Invest heavily in public Infrastructure in Rail & Road

idea posted by Chandra Prakash Agrawal Sr. software Engineer, Capgemini
i think both are required .this is a big problem and we should have to try as many as available options.
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