New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Petroleum Ministry on Thursday dismissed media reports regarding petrol and diesel price increase after the assembly elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, calling such reports as “mischievous and misleading”.In a social media post on X, the ministry clarified that “there is no such proposal under government consideration.””Such news items are designed to create fear and panic amongst the citizens and are mischievous and misleading,” the ministry added.It further…
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New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The government on Saturday said that more than 17.25 lakh 5-kg FTL cylinders have been sold since March 23, adding that since April 3, PSU oil marketing companies (OMCs) have organised more than 6,450 awareness camps for 5-kg FTL cylinders, wherein more than 90,000 such cylinders were sold.These 5-kg FTL cylinders are at the disposal of the state governments for supplying only to migrant labourers in their states with assistance from OMCs.Meanwhile, total commercial LP…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) More than 50.5 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered to households on Thursday as the supply of cooking gas in the country remains normal despite the disruptions due to the Middle East conflict, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Friday.As many as 4.68 lakh PNG connections have also been gasified, and 5.23 lakh customers registered for new connections since March, as consumers are being encouraged to use alternative fuels such as PNG and electric or…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The supply of domestic LPG remains normal in the country and over 1.1 lakh 5 kg LPG cylinders used by migrant labourers for cooking were sold across the country on Monday, taking their total number to 14.3 lakh since March 23, according to the latest update issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Tuesday.The daily average of small 5kg cylinders has gone up from 77, 000 in February this year, before the Iran war started, to about 1.1 lakh, as on Monday.On…
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major crackdown against the black marketing of essential commodities in Mumbai, the Rationing Department has busted an operation involving the illegal storage and transportation of LPG cylinders, officials said on Saturday. A total of 451 LPG cylinders have been recovered. During this operation, conducted in the Wadi Bunder area of Dongri, goods worth over Rs 40 lakh were seized, and eight vehicles were intercepted, the authorities stated.According to the offic…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Centre announced on Tuesday that it has doubled the daily quantity of 5 kg LPG cylinders being provided to each state for disbursal to migrant labourers.”The supply of 5 kg LPG cylinders is being doubled based on the average daily supply to migrant labourers during March 2-3, 2026, beyond the limit of 20 per cent mentioned in the letter dated March 21. These 5 kg cylinders will be at the disposal of the state government for supplying only to migrant labourers in the…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Centre has decided to double the daily allocation of 5-kg free trade LPG (FTL) cylinders available for distribution to migrant labourers across states, according to an official communication.The Petroleum Ministry said in a notification the enhanced allocation will be based on the average daily supply of cylinders provided to migrant workers.The revised allocation goes beyond the earlier cap of 20 per cent specified in March announcement.The government also said tha…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Online LPG cylinder bookings have increased to 95 per cent, and no dry-out has been reported at LPG distributorships with more than 51 lakh domestic cylinders distributed on April 4, according to the latest update issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Sunday. To prevent diversion at the distributor level, Delivery Authentication Code (DAC) based deliveries have increased 90 per cent from 53 per cent in February before the disruption in supplies due to t…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) As many as 6,000 PNG consumers have now surrendered their LPG connections in order to make more LPG available to those who do not have access to piped natural gas amid the disruption in supplies due to the Iran war, a top Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry official said on Sunday “As many as 6000 PNG consumers surrendered their LPG till yesterday. A big thanks to them! Join this strong bold group of DoGood citizens who have come forward to give up LPG to help those to …
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS): All the oil refineries in the country are operating at high capacity with adequate crude inventories in place, while domestic LPG production has been increased to support local consumption, and the country is also maintaining sufficient stocks of petrol and diesel, according to the update issued by the government on Thursday.Delivery of domestic LPG cylinders is normal, and the government has made additional LPG allocation to priority sectors, including migrant labour…