New Delhi, March 28 (IANS). The supply of domestic LPG cylinders is normal despite the current geopolitical situation affecting supply chains in the country. The government said on Saturday that more than 54 lakh LPG refills were distributed on March 27 alone.
According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, there are no reports of supply shortage among LPG distributors and online LPG cylinder bookings increased by 91 per cent on an industry-wide basis on Friday.
To prevent manipulation at the distributor level, Delivery Authentication Code (DAC) based delivery has been increased from 53 per cent (February 2026) to 84 per cent now.
The ministry further said that all the refineries are working at high capacity and have adequate reserves of crude oil.
According to the official statement, “Adequate stocks of petrol and diesel have been maintained in the country. LPG production from refineries has been increased to meet domestic consumption.”
Priority has been given to 100 percent supply for domestic PNG and CNG transportation. Grid connected industrial and commercial consumers are being supplied with 80 per cent of their average consumption.
According to the statement, raids are going on in many states and union territories to stop hoarding and black marketing of LPG. Around 2,900 raids have been conducted so far and more than 1,700 cylinders were seized yesterday. Public Sector Undertakings (PSU OMCs) have so far issued more than 390 show cause notices to LPG distributors.
Apart from this, all retail fuel outlets across the country are functioning normally. The government has reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per liter.
The statement said that there were reports of shoplifting due to chaos in some areas. Some rumors led to panic at retail outlets in some states, resulting in unusually high sales and heavy crowding at outlets, although it is reported that adequate stocks of petrol and diesel are available at all petrol pumps in the country. The government once again urges the public not to believe in rumours.
–IANS
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