Sufficient stock will be supplied to domestic LPG users, no shortage in Telangana: Civil Supplies Minister

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Workers unload Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders from a motortruck astatine Kavadiguda successful Hyderabad connected Thursday (March 12, 2026) | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G

Amid concerns implicit Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply, Telangana Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy connected Friday (March 13, 2026) said that determination is nary shortage successful the State. He assured that capable banal volition beryllium supplied to home users, hospitals and authorities hostels.

On Thursday, helium said that 86% of the LPG supplies successful the State is utilized for home purposes and 14% for commercialized use.

A video league connected the state supply, precautions to beryllium taken in summers and the 99-day enactment program was held astatine the State Secretariat successful Hyderabad connected Friday (March 13, 2026). It was attended by the Minister, Collectors, Superintendents of Police, Police Commissioners and different officials

Action against achromatic marketing

Mr. Reddy said that enactment would beryllium taken against achromatic selling of the gas, and directed the officials to guarantee determination is nary specified sale. The Collectors were besides directed to instrumentality steps to allay concerns of the home state users. The Civil Supplies department’s toll-free fig is 1967 to study issues with LPG proviso and amerciable commercialized use.

Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao, Civil Supplies Principal Secretary M. Stephen Raveendra and different officials attended the meeting.

Meanwhile, the Chief Secretary held a gathering with representatives of Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) connected Friday, wherever the LPG supply, storage, transportation, aboriginal requirements and different aspects were discussed. The Chief Secretary said that determination are 1.29 crore household connections and determination is capable banal to conscionable the request currently. There are 810 organisation centres which proviso LPG cylinders. Representatives of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and others participated successful the meeting.

Telangana Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao, Civil Supplies Principal Secretary M. Stephen Raveendra with representatives of Oil Marketing Companies, successful Hyderabad connected Friday (March 13, 2026)