Government’s big decision regarding LPG booking, after how many days will the cylinder be available? Check new rules

LPG Cylinder Delivery New Rules: There is an atmosphere of panic across the country due to the fear of LPG cylinder crisis. People are standing in long queues to get cylinders. Now an important statement has been issued by the government regarding cylinder delivery. The government has advised domestic consumers not to panic in booking LPG cylinders and said that the cylinder will be made available within two and a half days of booking. This means that the cylinder will be delivered within two and a half days of the day you book. This was the situation earlier also.

Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said on Wednesday that special arrangements have been made to increase the production of domestic LPG due to which the production has increased by 25 percent in the last few days.

Strictness on LPG cylinder delivery

Sujata Sharma said that the Ministry is strictly implementing the Cylinder Delivery Certification Code to prevent the use of LPG for any other purpose. At present, efforts are being made to bring 90 percent consumers under the Delivery Certification Code system. He further said that west asia crisis Addressing a press conference on the measures taken by the government in view of this, the Ministry said that India is 60 per cent dependent on imports in terms of LPG and 90 per cent of the imported LPG comes through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran which is affected by war.

In view of this, in the special order issued, government refineries have been asked to increase the production of LPG as much as possible. He said the price of LPG cylinder in Delhi is Rs 913 after the recent increase of Rs 60. Ujjwala consumers have to pay Rs 613 per cylinder. Despite the rise in international prices, prices are being kept down in the country due to government intervention.

How much gas is consumed every day in the country?

Sujata Sharma said that the daily gas consumption in India is equal to 189 million standard cubic meters. Out of this, 9.7 crore cubic meters is imported. At present, the supply of 47 million cubic meters of gas has been affected due to the war in the Gulf region. For this, efforts are being made to increase supply from alternative sources. He said that two tankers of liquid LNG are currently on the way.

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Order for supply in essential areas

The government has issued a control order to divert the available gas to priority areas. Under this, domestic, transport, hospital and educational sectors have been kept on priority. Supplies to the fertilizer sector are being reduced by 70 percent while oil refineries have been asked to cut consumption by 35 percent.