The Centre for Science and Environment has recommended imposition of an additional duty of up to Rs 162,000 on big diesel cars in the country in order to avoid the misuse of diesel subsidies bourn by the government.

The non-government organization blamed the government for no taking action to check the misuse of diesel subsidies and also criticized the auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and vehicle manufacturers for spreading wrongful information about diesel technology and level of fuel consumption.

The NGO is aiming to stop the misuse of subsidies fuel for luxury. CSE Executive Director of Research and Advocacy and the Head for Air Pollution and Urban Mobility, Anumita Roychowdhury said that all cars are luxury ad thus car owners should not received subsidized fuel.

“There should be additional duty on diesel cars to equalise the subsidy benefits given on diesel and petrol," she said. She also said that the recommendation from the Planning Commission's Kirit Parikh Committee that there should be an additional Rs 81,000 equaliser excise tax for small cars with engines of less than 1,400 cc in the 2012-13 budget.

"This amount should be doubled for bigger cars for equitable sharing of burden," she suggested. To back its stance, the CSE has already submitted a memorandum to the Finance Ministry asking ti impose the additional duty.