New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) More than 87.28 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered against bookings of around 88.82 lakh cylinders in the last two days, with 95 per cent of the deliveries based on the authentication code sent to registered mobile numbers of consumers to prevent diversion at the distributor level, according to an update issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Wednesday.The supply of domestic LPG is normal with online bookings for cooking gas rising to 99 per cent a…
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) About 47 lakh domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders were delivered across the country on Saturday, indicating that there were no shortages or gaps in gas supply despite the military conflict in West Asia and the subsequent Strait of Hormuz blockade. According to the Petroleum Ministry, the online LPG cylinder bookings increased to 99 per cent on industry basis yesterday, and around 47 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered against bookings of around 47.4 la…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) About 5.96 lakh PNG connections have been gasified and infrastructure has been created for additional 2.68 lakh connections, taking the total to 8.64 lakh connections, the government said on Saturday.Further, about 6.66 lakh customers have been registered for new connections. Till May 1, more than 43,350 PNG consumers have surrendered their LPG connections, informed Petroleum Ministry.Since April 2026, more than 22.78 lakh 5-Kg FTL cylinders have been sold.“Since April …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Delivery authentication code (DAC)-based LPG gas deliveries have increased to more than 94.5 per cent to prevent diversion, the government said on Saturday, adding that online LPG cylinder bookings have increased to about 99 per cent across the industry yesterday.Since April 1, 2026, more than 18.63 Lakh 5-kg FTL cylinders have been sold. ON Friday, about 80,000 5-kg small cylinders were sold across the country.Since April 3, 2026, PSU OMCs have organised more than 8,7…
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 20 (IANS) LPG supply continues to be affected by the prevailing geopolitical situation, the government said on Monday, adding that supply of LPG to domestic households has been prioritised, as online LPG cylinder bookings increased to 99 per cent on industry basis.Delivery authentication code (DAC) based deliveries have increased to around 92 per cent to prevent diversion. DAC is received on the registered mobile number of the consumer.“Many of the LPG distributorships were op…
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 12 (IANS) The Indian Oil Corporation has conducted over 10,600 inspections, and strict actions have been taken against erring persons and agencies, including show-cause notices and suspensions, it said in a statement.Additionally, in coordination with state governments, over 1.2 lakh raids and more than 990 FIRs have been done nationwide, across the industry to safeguard fair distribution, IndianOil said in a post on X. “Indane distributorships remain under continuous surveill…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The government on Saturday said that the overall gas allocation to fertiliser plants is being further enhanced by 5 per cent to reach approximately 95 per cent of their six-month average consumption, based on available inventory and scheduled LNG cargo arrivals.Consumers have been prioritised with 100 per cent supply to domestic PNG and CNG transport.Since March 2026, about 4.15 lakh PNG connections have been gasified and about 4.55 lakh additional customers have regis…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) More than 51.5 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered on April 10, the government said on Saturday, adding that about 1 lakh 5-kg FTL cylinders were sold across the country on the same day, against a daily average of 77,000 in the month of February 2026.Since March 23, 2026, more than 12 lakh 5-kg Free Trade LPG cylinders have been sold to students and vulnerable communities including migrant labourers, informed Petroleum Ministry.The government has conveyed that d…