Oil conundrum

Has the government pulled off the biggest reform move in recent months, or has it just flattered to deceive on the eve of the Congress party’s internal deliberations on the political environment in the country, including the spate of anti-government protests ranging from Anna Hazare to the anti-rape ones? To begin with, the Cabinet offered a big sop—R9,300 crore in a full year—by increasing the number of subsidised cylinders that each household can get, from 6 in a year to 9 now.

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