Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 18:55 IST
The state suffered a 30% fall in the sales in the last financial year, resulting in Rs 1,000 crore drop in income.
Telangana fuel income falls by Rs 1,000 crore as Covid leads to 30% drop in sales | Photo Credit: IANS
Hyderabad: The state continues to be behind other southern states in sales of petroleum products, at a time when fuel sales in the country increased for the first time in September last year. Telangana suffered a 30% fall in the sales in the last financial year, resulting in Rs 1,000 crore drop in income. In January last year, the state’s average petrol sales hovered at 4,000 kilolitres, which dropped to 3,000 kl last month. The fall was seen more in diesel sales.