India's fuel demand heads towards a historic slump in April April 17, 2020 at 06:51AM

Provision sales data for the first fortnight of the month show drastic slump in excess of 60% for all the three transportation fuels. Petrol sales dropped 64%, diesel 61% and jet fuel a whopping 94% from their year-ago levels. Only LPG, the cooking fuel for 83% households, has shown a growth of 21% in this period as the govt began supplying free refills.