New Delhi, June 18: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced on Thursday that fuel supply in the country remains normal. Over the past three days, 14.7 million LPG cylinders have been delivered, with 13.6 million cylinders booked during this period.
This stable fuel supply comes at a time when supply chains are facing disruptions due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
The ministry stated that no distributor has reported a shortage of gas. To prevent misuse of cylinders at the distributor level, online LPG cylinder bookings have increased to nearly 99%, and delivery authentication codes (DAC) have enhanced delivery verification to about 96%.
Since March of this year, approximately 1.002 million PNG connections have been provided, with infrastructure prepared for an additional 322,000 connections, bringing the total to 1.324 million.
The central government is urging states and union territories to encourage LPG consumers in networked areas to adopt PNG. Nearly 944,000 customers have registered for new PNG connections.
Sufficient stocks of petrol and diesel are available at all petrol pumps across the country alongside LPG.
Meanwhile, government oil companies (PSUs) continue surprise inspections to curb hoarding and black marketing of petroleum products.
In the last three days, eight LPG distributors have been fined for violations, and 14 petrol pumps have also faced penalties. Additionally, 598 pumps have been suspended for breaching market discipline guidelines.
The government has advised the public against panic buying of petrol, diesel, and LPG, urging them to avoid rumors and rely on official sources for accurate information.
LPG customers are encouraged to utilize digital booking platforms and avoid visiting distributors in person.
The statement emphasized, “All refineries are operating at full capacity with adequate crude oil stocks, and sufficient petrol and diesel reserves are being maintained. Local LPG production has been increased to meet domestic consumption.”
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