Now you will get LPG gas cylinder only after 21 days? Excitement among customers with the new rule

LPG Gas Cylinder : In the background of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the supply of gas is being questioned. It is said that there is enough gas cylinder stock left in the country to last for about 30 days. So now the work of buying new gas is starting from the people who are scared. Owing to the unexpected surge in demand for cylinders, oil marketing companies (OMCs) have introduced new regulations to ensure smooth supply and stop stockpiling of cylinders.

As per the new rules, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have now implemented a mandatory lock-in period of 21 days for domestic LPG refills. That is, once a cylinder is booked, customers will have to wait at least 21 days to make the next booking. You will get another gas cylinder only after 21 days. This decision has been taken after a sharp increase in gas cylinder bookings. LPG Gas Cylinder.

In fact earlier the lock in period for buying two cylinders (LPG Gas Cylinder) was 15 days. Now these days have been extended and it has been made necessary that there should be a gap of at least 21 days between two gas bookings. . You will not be able to book LPG gas cylinder again within 21 days. In many places of North India, customers have not received gas cylinders. A similar situation is likely to happen in Maharashtra too.

Distributors’ associations have also acknowledged this unusual growth in demand. Bijon Bihari Biswas, Spokesperson of LPG Dealers and Distributors, said that many customers have made several bookings to store the cylinders, wondering whether they will get the gas cylinders or not. In that case, there is an attempt to control the situation by implementing 21 lock-in period. Because the supply chain can be under a lot of stress. According to distributors, the imposition of a 21-day lock-in period will reduce panic bookings to some extent and the supply chain will resume normalcy in the next few days.