Record high petrol and diesel rates across several districts have impacted the livelihoods of millions of wage earners, who are struggling to make ends meet. High fuel prices have also raised concerns about inflation. Here is all you need to know.
India Business News: Rizwanudeen, a 37-year old worker who delivers food in Chennai, struggles to pay his rent and loan instalments at the end of every month as he has bee
Petrol, diesel price in India: Rising costs have hit the poor hard
Rizwanudeen, a 37-year old worker who delivers food in Chennai, struggles to pay his rent and loan instalments at the end of every month as he has been hit by the double whammy of higher fuel prices and fewer food orders.
Millions of weekly wage earners like Rizwanudeen who make their living ferrying goods or people throughout India have been hit hard by record high fuel prices which are among the highest in Asia, having risen by a third in the 15 months since the coronavirus first struck the country.
India’s low-income frontline workers hit hard by record-high fuel prices
Reuters, CHENNAI, India
Rizwanudeen, a 37-year-old worker who delivers food in the southern Indian city of Chennai, struggles to pay his rent and loan instalments at the end of every month, as he has been hit by the double whammy of higher fuel prices and fewer food orders.
Millions of weekly wage earners like Rizwanudeen who make their living ferrying goods or people throughout India have been hit hard by record-high fuel prices that are among the highest in Asia, having risen by one-third in the 15 months since COVID-19 first struck the nation.