Allocation for commercial LPG increased to 70% of pre-conflict levels

Offering further respite to commercialized entities seeking supplies of liquified petroleum state (LPG), the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) Friday (March 27, 2026) called to summation allocation of the hydrocarbon state to States and Union Territories (UTs) by different 20%. Thus, taking the full allocation of commercialized LPG to 70% of the pre-crisis levels.

The latest further allocations question to accord precedence to sectors wherever piped earthy state whitethorn not service arsenic an alternative.

This includes labour-intensive and indispensable sectors which enactment different sectors, arsenic steel, automobile, textile, dye, chemicals, and plastics.

“Among these, precedence shall beryllium fixed to process industries oregon those requiring LPG for specialised heating purposes that cannot beryllium substituted by Natural Gas,” the government’s missive emphasised.

Earlier, the Union Steel Ministry had sought the Petroleum Ministry’s intervention to guarantee plants are not affected by LPG shortages.

Reiterating the PNG push

Further, the latest allocation is besides inclusive of the 10% further allocation announced earlier successful March, which was conditioned connected States and UTs helping spur the uptake of piped state successful their jurisdictions.

In its latest connection to States and UTs, the ministry reiterated that successful bid to person the latest further quantum of 20%, entities indispensable use with city-gas distributors for a modulation to piped gas.

“If industries specified successful paragraph 1 of this missive [that is, steel, automobile, textile, dye, chemicals, and plastics] wherever LPG is utilized successful the process and for peculiar purposes which cannot beryllium substituted by earthy gas, specified request would basal waived,” the connection read.

On Thursday (March 26), the authorities refuted assertions astir the propulsion for piped state being premised connected unit connected LPG.

“The assertion that PNG is being pushed due to the fact that LPG is moving retired is misinformation. LPG proviso is secure. PNG is simply a better, much affordable and highly convenient substance for India’s households,” it held.