Indian Oil, other oil marketers hike petrol pump dealers' commissions by up to 59 % for diesel

New Delhi: State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked commissions paid to fuel pump dealers by up to 43 percent for petrol and by up to 59 percent for diesel, effective from the start of this month, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has announced.[caption id="attachment_3664669" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image[/caption]Announcing the decision along with the company results for the first quarter of the current fiscal, IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh told reporters here on Thursday that commission to petrol pump dealers was previously paid as fixed amount per litre and was uniform for all operators irrespective of their size.However, in view of the hardships of dealers selling less than the national average of 170 kilolitre of fuel per month, a graded formula has been decided, he said."The dealers' margin for petrol and diesel has been revised with effect from August 1. It is approximately 9 percent to 43 percent in petrol and 11 per cent to 59 percent in diesel," an IOC release said here.Noting that dealers' margin was last revised on 31 March of this year, the statement said: "The oil industry has approximately 9 lakh customer attendants working at petrol pumps, who will be benefited by this.""As a major part of the current revision, central minimum wages have been introduced for employees working at the petrol pumps, which are approximately 50 percent higher, in lieu of State minimum wages," it added.