LPG allocation increased to 50%, government adds 20% additional supply after panic booking decline

Taking a major step to stabilize the availability of commercial LPG across the country, the Central Government has increased its allocation to 50 percent. The government has also added an additional 20 percent supply, which has significantly improved the overall availability. This decision has been taken at a time when bookings have started decreasing due to the panic seen in recent times.

According to the government, this 50 per cent allocation is in addition to the already restored 20 per cent supply and 10 per cent allocation linked to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) expansion. The purpose of this step is to create a balance between the supply and demand of fuel, so that no shortage situation arises.

Priority areas will get benefits

Additional LPG supply is being given on priority basis to those areas where its consumption is high. These include restaurants, dhabas, hotels, industrial canteens and food processing units. Apart from this, government subsidized kitchens and community kitchens will also benefit from this decision.

Keeping in mind the working class, especially migrant workers, special emphasis has also been laid on the supply of 5 kg LPG cylinders. At the same time, educational institutions and hospitals have been kept on top priority, where already almost half of the total commercial LPG allocation is going.

About 20 states and union territories have issued orders for LPG distribution as per the guidelines of the Centre. In the remaining areas, public sector oil marketing companies are busy maintaining the supply smoothly. Consumption of about 13,479 MT LPG has been recorded by commercial consumers across the country in the last one week, indicating improvement in supply and demand balance.

improvement in supply situation

The government has acknowledged that LPG supply remains sensitive due to the current global circumstances, but the situation is gradually normalising. Domestic production at refineries has increased and panic booking by consumers has also reduced significantly.

Delivery of large number of cylinders is being monitored through Delivery Authentication Code (DAC) system, which has improved transparency and efficiency.

There is no shortage of fuel: Government

The government has clarified that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel and LPG in the country. There has been no incident of fuel running out at any retail outlet. Refineries are operating at high capacity and ample reserves of crude oil are available. The government has appealed to citizens not to make unnecessary panic purchases of fuel as the supply is being maintained completely stable and regularly.

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