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Price Freeze Ka Kissa?
India ne consumers ko global crude oil price jump se bachane ka decision liya hai, jo West Asia conflict ki wajah se 36% badh gaya hai. Jahan US mein petrol prices 41% tak badh gaye, India mein rates ekdum same hain. Is stability ki price bahut badi hai.
Refiners Ki Jeb Khali?
State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) jaise Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, aur Hindustan Petroleum ko lagbhag ₹30,000 Crore ka monthly loss ho raha hai. Ye loss tab ho raha hai jab crude oil prices $70 se badhkar $120 per barrel tak pahunch gaye. April 2026 mein hi daily losses ₹700-1,000 Crore tak pahunch gaye the. Government ne excise duty bhi kam kar di hai - diesel par toh zero aur petrol par sirf ₹3 per litre, jisse revenue ka ₹1.7 lakh crore ka shortfall aa sakta hai.
Rupee Par Bhi Pressure
India nearly 90% crude oil import karta hai, isliye ye price shocks se bahut vulnerable hai. Agar crude oil prices $82-$87 per barrel ke aas-paas rahe, toh India ka Current Account Deficit (CAD) 2.0% tak ja sakta hai, jo ki pehle 1.5% tha. Yaad hai, 2008 mein jab oil prices badhe the, toh CAD 11% tak pahunch gaya tha. Aur jab oil import bill badhti hai, toh Indian Rupee par bhi pressure aata hai. Abhi Rupee US Dollar ke saamne 95.33 ke record low par trade kar raha hai, jo pichhle saal se 12.07% kamzor hua hai. Isse import aur bhi mehenga ho gaya hai.
Long Term Ka Kya?
Ye price freeze zyada time tak chalne wala nahi hai. Ye ek hidden subsidy hai jo market signals ko kharab kar rahi hai. US jaisi countries jahan domestic production hai, woh zyada safe hain. Moody's ne bola hai ki India shocks absorb kar sakta hai, par zyada debt aur weak fiscal balance se problems aa sakti hain. Ye sab tab tak chalega jab tak West Asia conflict solve nahi ho jata, warna aur bhi mushkil hogi.