Amethi (UP): Union Minister Rameswar Teli on Wednesday said that petrol and diesel cannot be controlled till India increases production that the country is dependent on international market for its fuel nee “About 83 per cent of oil consumed in the country is imported by us. W dependent on international market, and till we increase our producti cannot be controlled,” the minister of state for petroleum and natura the sidelines of an event here. “When the price of oil increases in the international market, our companies increase its price,” he told report asked about the rise in prices of petrol and diesel. The minister was here to participate in an event at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology. He said, “We are trying to reduce pressure of import on oil. We are also coming out with electric and CNG veh also working on new means.” On the occasion, the minister also distributed mobile phones to 200 meritorious students and felicitated 75 different walks of life.