“Report of the Expert Group to advice on pricing methodology for Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene” The Government had constituted an Expert Group to advice on pricing methodology for Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene under the chairmanship of Dr. Kirit S. Parikh (Former Member, Planning Commission). The report of the Expert Group has been submitted to the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas on 30 th October 2013. The snapshot of the recommendations made by the Expert Group in the report is as given below: 1. Need for robust refining sector in India India , being one of the largest energy consuming countries, needs to maintains self-sufficiency in the refining sector in future. Therefore, the pricing policies should be geared in order to ensure sufficient returns to the refineries in the country for long-term sustainability of the petroleum sector and to ...