New Delhi: Consumption and percentage of growth of petrol and diesel during the last three years is given below: (Million Metric Tonne)
| Product | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | |
| Petrol | 17.1 | 19.1 | 21.8 | |
| Growth in % (with respect to last year) | 8.8% | 11.4% | 14.5% | |
| Diesel | 68.4 | 69.4 | 74.6 | |
| Growth in % (with respect to last year) | -1.0% | 1.5% | 7.5% |
Increase in consumption of petrol and diesel during the last few years is mainly due to increase in number of passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, increased commuting distances due to expanding urban areas, increased travel time due to congestion on urban roads, improved and growing highways, increased disposable incomes, enhanced economic activity and fall in prices.
Details of production and import of petrol and diesel during the last three years are given below :
(Million Metric Tonne)
| Product | Production/ Import | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | |
| Petrol | Production | 30.3 | 32.2 | 35.3 | |
| Import | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Diesel | Production | 93.8 | 94.3 | 98.6 | |
| Import | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
This information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
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