The Oil Ministry has agreed to deploy Tactical Crack Groups to examine petrol pumps a number of occasions a day as a part of efforts to curb gas adulteration, in line with Workforce Bharat.
Tehseen Poonawalla-led Workforce Bharat stated on Wednesday that the Oil Ministry has agreed to deploy Tactical Crack Groups to examine petrol pumps, and that a part of this has already begun.
The assembly was joined by Praveen Mal Khanooja, Extra Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Pure Fuel; Mahmood Ahmad, Extra Secretary, Ministry of Highway Transport & Highways; and Tehseen Poonawalla, Founder, Workforce Bharat, together with group members of Workforce Bharat, in addition to senior Administrators and officers from each Ministries.
Immediately, Workforce Bharat held its second constructive assembly with senior officers from the Ministries of Petroleum & Pure Fuel and Highway Transport & Highways, it stated in an announcement.
“ The Ministry has agreed to deploy Tactical Crack Groups to examine petrol pumps 8–12 occasions daily a part of which they’ve already began,” Workforce Bharat stated in an announcement.
Gasoline high quality monitoring can be strengthened to detect moisture, chloride and different types of adulteration, it added.
Workforce Bharat seeks public assist to curb gas adulteration
The group additionally raised the problem of the withdrawn SIAM report, it stated.
“Residents with real instances of gas adulteration can now share documented proof with Workforce Bharat, which can be taken up immediately with the Ministry for applicable motion,” the group stated.
Discussions on E20 implementation, pricing and coverage will proceed within the coming week. This has by no means been about politics. It has all the time been about your proper to scrub gas, transparency and accountability, it added.
The ministry additional provided that if any citizen has proof of adulterated gas at a petroleum pump, they need to share it with Workforce Bharat in order that needed motion will be taken towards the offender.
Additional discussions on E20 implementation deliberate
Workforce Bharat guarantees the residents of India that, inside the subsequent few weeks, working alongside the Ministry of Petroleum, adulterated petrol can be a factor of the previous.
Workforce Bharat will meet the Ministry once more subsequent week for one more detailed spherical of discussions to look at the remaining technical, operational and coverage points regarding E20 implementation.
Printed on August 5, 2026
