Oil Bill mein Big Change!
Parliament ne ek nayi bill pass kar diya hai jo oil aur gas nikalne ke rules badal dega. Yeh bill mining se oil aur gas ka kaam alag karega, jisse investment badhne ki ummeed hai. Lok Sabha ne Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 ko pass kar diya hai. Rajya Sabha ne ise pehle hi 3 December, 2024 ko pass kar diya tha.
Petrol-Diesel Prices – Kuchh Accha Hua?
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri ne bataya ki India aisa ekla desh hai jaha peetle aur diesel ki kimat last teen saalon mein kam hui hai. Unhone kaha ki yeh PM Modi ne central excise duty kam karne ki wajah se hua hai. Unhone Congress par nishaana saadhte hue kaha ki Congress wali states ne petrol aur diesel par VAT badha diya hai. Puri ne bataya ki India ke paas waale deshon mein petrol aur diesel ki kimat 15 se 25% zyada hai, aur Western Europe aur US mein toh aur bhi zyada!
Bill ka Kya Matlab?
Is bill se global oil companies ko India mein investment karne mein asani hogi. Lease ka time aur conditions clear ho jayenge. States ke rights pe koi asar nahi padega. Public aur private sector ke liye conditions same rahenge. Bill mein kuchh provisions ko decriminalise bhi kiya gaya hai, jisme penalties aur appeal ka system hoga.
Kya Kya Include Hai?
Bill mein ‘petroleum lease’ ki baat hai, aur mineral oils ki definition mein crude oil, natural gas, petroleum, condensate, coal bed methane, oil shale aur aur bhi kai cheezein shamil ki gayi hain. Isse domestic production badhegi aur import kam hoga.
Energy Security – Ek Holistic Approach
Puri ne bataya ki sarkar ek holistic approach le rahi hai. Domestic exploration aur production badhana, saath hi saath clean energy badhana bhi zaroori hai. Energy security ke liye availability, affordability aur sustainability teenon important hain, aur India in teenon ko manage kar raha hai. Abhi India 39 deshon se oil import kar raha hai, aur ek 40th country se bhi import karne ki baat chal rahi hai.
Congress ki Chinta
Congress leader Manish Tewari ne kaha ki bill mein vision aur roadmap ki kami hai. Unhone kaha ki India ‘future ready’ nahi hai. Unhone sawal uthaya ki government independent oil explorers ko kaise encourage karegi?
Conclusion: Ek Nayi Shuruat?
Toh yeh tha latest update is oil bill pe. Aage kya hoga, yeh dekhne wali baat hogi. Lekin itna toh pakka hai ki oil aur gas sector mein ek bada change aa raha hai. India ki energy security ke liye yeh bill kitna effective hoga, yeh time hi batayega.
