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Govt expands fuel dispenser checks to cover hydrogen, clean fuels
The consumer affairs ministry amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, bringing hydrogen, LPG, LNG and CNG dispensers under the verification net. The number of verifiable instrument categories has…
The Story in Brief
The consumer affairs ministry amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, bringing hydrogen, LPG, LNG and CNG dispensers under the verification net. The number of verifiable instrument categories has risen from 18 to 23. Verification fees are Rs 5,000 per nozzle for petrol and diesel and Rs 10,000 per nozzle for cleaner fuels.
Government Approved Test Centres (GATCs) are private facilities licensed to verify weights and measures, augmenting state resources. The ministry says the reforms will improve service availability, support cleaner fuel adoption, and let state legal metrology departments focus on inspection and consumer redressal. State governments can now add more instrument categories as needed.
The Indian Opinion
This expansion is not a new tax or a backdoor privatisation of oversight. It simply allows qualified private labs to do what state departments lack capacity for, following international norms. The real test is whether GATCs will maintain accuracy and whether the higher Rs 10,000 fee for hydrogen and other dispensers will speed up their rollout or become a deterrent. Will consumers see fairer pricing at pumps?
Source: millenniumpost.in
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