What was price of petrol in delhi india in year 1983?

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Answer 1

I was unable to find you an answer to your question, however I found you the reason why that information is unavailable, detailed extensively below titled Indian Gas Politics:

In India, petrol pumps, LPG gas stations and kerosene oil depots are not sold by oil companies on the basis of competitive bidding. Instead, they are allotted by the government in accordance with a complicated bureaucratic procedure. This procedure has been challenged many times in the past because it breeds corruption and enables the high officials to patronise their faithful. Instead of going to deserving unemployed youth, these dealerships are siphoned off by politicians and high-level bureaucrats. Thus, a minister might have a petrol pump in the name of his wife or daughter. The political bosses may decide to reward a faithful servant with a gas dealership and so on. Over a period of time, the procedure of allotment has become so biased that it is impossible for a normal person to get a dealership for his livelihood as a routine without seeking political backing for his application. Instead of creating employment and dispersing wealth across social frontiers, the system is actually concentrating wealth in the hands of the chosen few. The scam also demonstrates how practised our rulers have become in cheating the public. They stay cool, they are confident of getting away with it and they are not sensitive at all to the criticism of others about their misdeeds. The scam also shows how unresponsive we have become to rampant favouritism, nepotism and corruption.

Corruption in the allotment of petrol pumps etc got media attention in 1996 for the first time. Petroleum minister Satish Sharma was caught misusing his discretionary quota for rewarding favourites of the Congress regime. Following this scam, all discretionary quotas were abolished and new guidelines for allotment were framed. Selections of dealers were now to be made by Dealer Selection Boards headed by retired High court judges. The procedure was made to look very fair and just but the politician’s sleight of hand ensured that his Will ruled as before. “On paper, the guidelines were meant to provide a ‘‘transparent, uniform and fair’’ procedure. In reality, they were virtually the opposite. For, Naik reconstituted all DSBs in such a way that they had no option but to do the bidding of his party—all veiled by the cloak of ‘‘official’’ discretion.” (Manoj Mitta, Indian express) http://www.indian-express.com/full_story.php?content_id=7043

“This scam is not about defying or violating regulations. It is about picking up the state’s largesse and giving it away to your own, all done in a manner that makes it so pat, so legitimate. This scam is not so much about breaking the law as it is about making the law take your own course.” (Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express)

In brief, what the Petroleum Minister Ram Naik did was to reconstitute the 59 odd Dealer selection boards with men handpicked by him. Even the retired High Court judges heading the dealer selection boards could not refuse the Minister. Thirteen out of the 59 Chairmen heading these boards were replaced within a year of their appointment. This means that the procedure permitted the Minister to hand pick members of the Board and dismiss them at Will. Judges have complained on media as well as to the Parliamentary standing committee on petroleum and chemicals that they were routinely pressurised to make political selections. (govt was told what was wrong point by point) http://www.indian-express.com/full_story.php?content_id=7043

The quantum of this recent scam is not known. On august 2, 2002 the Indian express alleged that over half of the 3588 pumps were handed out to regime favourites and not deserving candidates. However, it failed to substantiate its claim later. The paper could not come out with a precise list of allot tees and their connections. The quantum of the scam is not the only significant issue. The findings of Indian Express may not be tenable in a court of law. However, these findings have clearly shown that our procedures are badly flawed. They enable the officialdom to exercise their whims and wishes. They enable our public functionaries to reward by distributing patronage. The larger issue is whether the government should be allowed to distribute State largess, citizens’ money to people of its choice by manipulating rules of procedure? Or should we take this power away from the government? Government took this authority in its hands because it wanted to implement fairness and equality of opportunity. The intentions of the private sector were not trustworthy. Now the Government functionaries are flouting all norms of fairness and equality by favouring men of their choice. The time has therefore come to auction these dealerships to the highest bidder or let the oil companies decide for themselves what they want to do with their gas stations.

Answer 2

Try this, search news papers in that era from that country. or speak to a government rep from that country via e-mail. They are willing to help.