The government announced that more than 17.25 lakh 5-kg FTL cylinders have been sold since March 23. Public sector oil marketing companies have conducted over 6,450 awareness camps for these cylinders since April 3, resulting in the sale of more than 90,000 units. These cylinders are earmarked for state governments to distribute to migrant laborers with support from OMCs.
Total commercial LPG allocation has been raised to nearly 70% of pre-crisis levels, including a 10% reform-linked allocation. On April 17 alone, 8,216 MT of commercial LPG, equivalent to over 4.32 lakh 19-kg cylinders, were sold. The Petroleum Ministry disclosed that a total of 1,58,583 MT of commercial LPG has been sold since March 14, which includes over 9,200 MT of Auto LPG.
The ministry noted a shift in Auto LPG sales from private to PSU OMCs, with a 70% surge in sales to meet escalating demand. Notably, states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan, and West Bengal have witnessed significant increases. Twenty-two states/UTs are now receiving additional commercial LPG allocation linked to PNG expansion reforms.
Since March, more than 4.76 lakh PNG connections have been gasified, and over 5.33 lakh customers have registered for new connections. As of April 17, more than 37,500 PNG consumers have surrendered their LPG connections. The ministry emphasized that LPG supply remains affected by geopolitical factors, with a focus on prioritizing LPG supply to domestic households.
Online LPG bookings have surged to around 98% industry-wide, with Delivery Authentication Code (DAC) based deliveries exceeding 93% to prevent diversions. On April 17, over 52 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered.
