New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) While the market price of LPG has shot up to Rs 1,200 per cylinder in the global market, the Ujjwala households are still being supplied the gas at Rs 613 per 14.2 kg cylinder, as the government is footing a subsidy of Rs 587 per cylinder, a senior petroleum ministry official said. In effect, the Ujjwala households are paying only half the market price for the gas while the government is bearing the cost of the rest by providing a subsidy to protect them from the price r…
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New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Centre on Monday notified the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2026, aimed to provide additional relaxation and convenience to domestic LPG consumers who shift to piped natural gas (PNG) connections.Under the amended provisions, LPG consumers who have PNG connections as well may apply for termination of the LPG connection within 30 days of obtaining a PNG connection. These consumers may obtain a transfer voucher for fut…
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…
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…