Petrol pumps will not remain shut on Sundays for now

Decision taken after govt's call for a meeting in this regard on May 17 in Mumbai

A group of petrol pump owners on Saturday said it has deferred the plan to shut shop on Sundays.
 
On April 10, the Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD), which claims to have 25,000 members, asked its members to shut shop on Sundays starting May 14, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to reduce fuel consumption. “We have been called by the government for a meeting in this regard on May 17 in Mumbai. Hence, we have asked our retail outlets to stay open on Sunday,” A D Sathyanarayan, president, CIPD, said.  The association cited