Not subsidizing petrol is good

Because government should

• not subsidize 3% (rich) population's leisurely drives
• better spend that money in building public transport
• build better healthcare facility
• bring down fiscal deficit
• provide money out to poor via NREGA
• pass food security bill and provide out food security
• take steps to reduce pollution by making driving more expensive and public transport more effective
• dissuade people from driving cars to de-congest city roads
• encourage car pooling and this is one way of doing it
• encourage innovation of alternate fuels in the country and prohibitive costs of petrol is a good way of doing that