NE Industry Upset About Hike in Fuel Prices

<h1>NE Industry Upset About Hike in Fuel Prices</h1>Author: <a title="David Parks" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/david-parks/98995.htm">David Parks</a> The recent hike in petrol and diesel prices has not gone down well with the SMEs and industrial associations in North East India. The industry bodies in the region have opposed the move, stating that the rise in petrol and diesel prices will have a cascading effect on the overall growth of the industrial sector of the North East, which is already suffering due to an acute power crisis. “The hike in petrol and diesel prices will lead to an increase in freight charges and ultimately to higher cost of production for the small-scale units in the region. Subsequently, this will compel the industries to increase the prices of their products, thereby leading to erosion of their competitive edge,” said Siddharth Chakraborty, Sales Manager, Akash Food Products, a small-sized food manufacturing company in Assam. Due to the severe power crisis in North East, industries in the region have to bear higher expenses for installing generator sets, which consume diesel, thus adding to their production costs. With the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the overall cost of production will go up further. “The crippling power situation has made it difficult for the SMEs in the region to sustain their production levels. Now, the rise in fuel prices will further erode their topline,” said Sanjay Agarwal, proprietor of Chandan Marketing, a small <a href="http://directory.bizxchange.in/u0/C10006L1KAT_M/Construction-@-Real-Estate.html">Construction Company</a> Guwahati. In order to protect the interests of the industrial sectors in North East India, the Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER), the premier trade and industry body of the region, has asked the government to consider the plight of the industries in the region and introduce relief measures. FINER has also urged the government to set up a ‘price stabilisation fund’ and to offer a relief package to compensate the extra price burden on the industries in North East India. For more detail on <a href="http://www.bizxchange.in/">B2B</a> log on to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bizxchange.in">http://www.bizxchange.in</a>About the Author: David Parks is a well known author and has written articles on <a href="http://itzone.bizxchange.in">IT Support Services</a>, B2B Portal, <a href="http://directory.bizxchange.in/u2/C10166L2KAT_M/Computer.html">Computers Manufacturers</a>, suppliers, Manufactures and many other subjectsArticle Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/ne-industry-upset-about-hike-in-fuel-prices-1027609.html" title="NE Industry Upset About Hike in Fuel Prices">NE Industry Upset About Hike in Fuel Prices</a>

The recent hike in petrol and diesel prices has not gone down well with the SMEs and industrial associations in North East India. The industry bodies in the region have opposed the move, stating that the rise in petrol and diesel prices will have a cascading effect on the overall growth of the industrial sector of the North East, which is already suffering due to an acute power crisis.

“The hike in petrol and diesel prices will lead to an increase in freight charges and ultimately to higher cost of production for the small-scale units in the region. Subsequently, this will compel the industries to increase the prices of their products, thereby leading to erosion of their competitive edge,” said Siddharth Chakraborty, Sales Manager, Akash Food Products, a small-sized food manufacturing company in Assam.

Due to the severe power crisis in North East, industries in the region have to bear higher expenses for installing generator sets, which consume diesel, thus adding to their production costs. With the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the overall cost of production will go up further.

“The crippling power situation has made it difficult for the SMEs in the region to sustain their production levels. Now, the rise in fuel prices will further erode their topline,” said Sanjay Agarwal, proprietor of Chandan Marketing, a small Construction Company Guwahati.

In order to protect the interests of the industrial sectors in North East India, the Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER), the premier trade and industry body of the region, has asked the government to consider the plight of the industries in the region and introduce relief measures.

FINER has also urged the government to set up a ‘price stabilisation fund’ and to offer a relief package to compensate the extra price burden on the industries in North East India.

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