Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the government has absorbed fiscal losses to provide relief to its citizens in the face of the global crisis. In a social media post, the Minister praised the government's decision to reduce excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹10 per litre each, while imposing export duties on diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel to secure domestic supply. Mr. Vaishnaw further highlighted that with global crude prices surging, many nations passed the burden on to citizens, but India chose to protect its poor and middle-income families.