US EditionGovernment urges public not to panic over LPG refill bookings
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas confirmed refill booking timelines stay at 25 days urban and 45 days rural, with over 3,400 enforcement raids addressing panic buying.
- On Wednesday, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas clarified that circulating reports about changes to LPG refill booking timelines are false, with timelines remaining at 25 days in urban areas and 45 days in rural areas.
- Joint Secretary Sujata Sharma urged citizens to ignore rumors, noting that panic buying triggered unusually high sales at retail outlets despite adequate LPG stocks being available.
- To maintain market stability, the Centre requested states to increase enforcement, with about 3,400 raids conducted yesterday across Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana, yielding about 1,000 seized cylinders.
- The government increased commercial LPG allocation to 50% on March 21, prioritizing restaurants, hotels, food processing, and community kitchens, while distributing 20,000 small 5 kg cylinders to migrant laborers under the Ujjwala scheme yesterday.
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board officials directed entities to provide Piped Natural Gas connections to institutions within 5 days, while Sharma reminded the public that approximately 60 lakh households are eligible for PNG connections.
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LPG refill booking timeline: Centre advises against 'panic booking', issues clarification amid rumours of rule change
The government assured citizens of sufficient LPG supply and no changes to refill booking timelines on Wednesday. It advised the public against believing in false information circulating in the media and online and to avoid panic bookings.
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