LPG Gas Cylinder Booking : Our India has been hit the hardest by the war between Iran and Israel. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has created a gas crisis for the country. As the shortage of gas started to be felt, common people lined up to buy gas. After this, the government had implemented rules regarding gas booking so that no one deliberately stockpiles excess. Initially, a period of 25 days was made between gas bookings. But now the same period has been increased from 25 to 45 days for people living in rural areas. Due to this, the tension of the people living in the rural areas has increased.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed Parliament on Thursday that LPG Gas Cylinder Booking in rural areas will now be done only after 45 days. Moreover, the rules for cylinder delivery without one-time code and for commercial LPG have also changed. The Union Minister said that to balance the demand for cooking gas, a minimum gap of 25 days will be required for booking gas cylinders in urban areas, while a gap of 45 days has been kept for rural and remote areas.
In some areas, citizens are trying to stockpile gas and panic booking at the level of distributors and retailers. But this situation is not due to lack of supply but due to public concern. People have started buying gas due to the fear of whether they will get a gas cylinder or not. LPG Gas Cylinder Booking
Hardeep Singh Puri further said that the government is expanding the Delivery Authentication Code (DAC) system. Currently, this system is applicable to approximately 50 percent of customers and is being scaled up to 90 percent. Due to this system, the customer will register the cylinder delivery only according to the one-time code received on their mobile phone. This will help prevent misuse of gas.
The Petroleum Minister said that starting today, oil companies will allocate 20 percent of the average monthly demand of commercial LPG to prevent hoarding and black market. That means only 20 percent commercial gas will be distributed. The government has taken this step to control the supply of commercial LPG as well as prevent black market. No booking is required for commercial gas. Puri said that the open sale of commercial LPG in such a case could lead to the risk of illegal cylinder sales.
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