Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) A high-level review meeting on the supply system of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in the state, along with the expansion of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections, was held on Tuesday at the Secretariat under the chairmanship of Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sumit Godara. Senior officials from the department and representatives of oil and gas marketing companies attended the meeting.Discussions focused on the current status of LPG supply across the state, the distr…
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Ahmedabad, April 6 (IANS) Gujarat met its monthly LPG requirement of 68 lakh cylinders in March despite a surge in panic bookings triggered by rumours, officials said on Monday, asserting that supplies of petrol, diesel, and cooking gas remain stable across the state. Addressing a state-level briefing, Sanjib Kumar Behera, state head and executive director of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), said LPG demand rose sharply last month, with 75 lakh bookings recorded.“There were no obstacl…
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) In a strong crackdown on black marketing of petrol, diesel, and LPG, the Uttar Pradesh government has registered 233 FIRs and arrested 20 people since the statewide campaign was launched on March 12 on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. According to the Food and Civil Supplies Department, 19,882 raids were conducted across the state during this period. While 20 individuals have been arrested so far, prosecution proceedings have been initiated against 237 ot…
Gandhinagar, March 24 (IANS) The Gujarat government, on Tuesday, launched an extensive campaign to expand piped natural gas (PNG) connections and increase commercial LPG allocations across the state, aiming to modernise fuel distribution and ensure uninterrupted supply for essential and commercial sectors. Addressing a press conference, Principal Secretary of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, Mona Khandhar, said the initiative prioritises converting existing LPG users to PNG where the netw…
Gandhinagar, March 23 (IANS) The Gujarat government has brought 20 of its highest-demand public services online, aiming to ease access and reduce processing time for lakhs of applicants, according to an official statement issued on Monday. The move targets services that account for a substantial share of applications on the state’s ‘Digital Gujarat’ platform, which receives nearly 1.2 crore applications annually.Of these, around 87 lakh applications are linked to the 20 services now being digiti…
Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sumit Godara chaired a high-level review meeting at the State Secretariat on Thursday with departmental officials and representatives of gas companies to assess the supply and distribution of domestic LPG across the state. Reaffirming the State Government’s commitment under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Godara stated that LPG supply remains stable and efficient, with domestic gas cylinders being del…
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Public sector oil marketing companies have introduced a 25-day gap between bookings of two domestic LPG cylinders by the same consumer in Gujarat as a precautionary measure to prevent panic buying and hoarding amid tensions in West Asia, the state government said on Thursday.Officials said the Central and state governments are continuously monitoring the situation to ensure uninterrupted distribution of LPG cylinders across Gujarat as global developments in West Asia…
Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday inaugurated a key civic infrastructure project and launched new government service facilities in Ahmedabad, including a major water distribution station in Ghatlodia and a sub-zonal administrative office in Bodakdev.The Chief Minister inaugurated the newly constructed water distribution station in the Ghatlodia ward of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s North-West Zone.Built for Rs 55.31 crore, the facility inc…
Jalandhar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached five immovable properties worth Rs 1.36 crore in a money laundering case against a former official of the Punjab government’s Food and Civil Supplies department, an official said on Thursday. An official of ED’s Jalandhar Zonal Office said the seized properties are linked to Rakesh Kumar Singla — the then Deputy Director in Department of Food and Civil Supplies — and his wife Rachna Singla, the official added.The properties…
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the statewide distribution of Pongal gift hampers and Rs 3,000 cash assistance for more than 2.22 crore rice ration card holders and eligible Sri Lankan Tamil families in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister formally launched the scheme at a fair price shop in Alandur, near Nazarathpet in Chennai, in the presence of ministers and senior officials from the Cooperation Department, Food and Civil Supplies Department, and district ad…