Daily deficit of 55MTs auto LPG in Telangana; Uttam places three requests before Centre to safeguard drivers’ livelihoods

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Due to the closure of respective substance outlets successful Hyderabad, drivers of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)-powered auto-rickshaws are facing terrible delays. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL

Telangana Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy wrote a missive to Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, with 3 requests to code the issues with shortage of Liquefied Natural Gas (LPG) shortage successful Telangana. The issues, specifically faced by autos depended connected LPG, is affecting livelihoods of the drivers and their families, and nationalist transport too.

80% LPGs to autos supplied by backstage outlets

Citing disposable data, Mr. Reddy said successful the missive dated connected Wednesday (March 30, 2026) that determination are astir 1 lakh autos successful the State babelike connected LPG. The state is distributed successful the State by Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and backstage operators. The PSUs including Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPLC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), unneurotic person 33 outlets, with marketplace stock of 20%. The remaining 80% of the stock is serviced by backstage operators including Super Gas, Go Gas, Total Energies, Prime Gas, Extra Gas, Aegis Gas, and Uni Gas, done 110 outlets crossed the State.

55MTs per time shortfall

“Due to prevailing proviso constraints, determination is simply a shortfall of astir 55 MTs per time of Auto LPG, a bulk of backstage outlets are facing a dry-out, starring to disruptions successful nationalist transport services and consequent nationalist disorder,” the Minister said successful the letter.

The 3 requests

He urged the Union Minister to ramp up the Auto LPG availability astatine the PSU outlets, and springiness contiguous instructions to IOCL, HPCL and BPCL to proviso the shortage LPG to the backstage entities. Mr. Reddy besides said that portion the PSU outlets complaint ₹75 per litre of car LPG, backstage selling companies are selling astatine ₹93 per litre and requested for regulatory measures to forestall unwarranted terms increase.

On Monday, the Minister directed elder officials to find ways to summation the operations of Hyderabad Metro Rail and Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses arsenic radical are uncovering issues successful uncovering autos connected ride-hailing apps.