The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has directed households with both Piped Natural Gas, PNG, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, connections to surrender their LPG connection with immediate effect. In a notification issued yesterday, the Ministry said that any person having a PNG connection will not be allowed to retain a domestic LPG connection or take refills of LPG cylinders from government oil companies or their authorised distributors. Such consumers are also required to surrender their LPG connection immediately. The order further states that individuals who already have a PNG connection will also not be permitted to obtain a new LPG connection in the future.
Oil marketing companies have also been instructed not to issue new LPG connections or provide refills to consumers who already have access to piped natural gas. The government said that the step has been taken to prevent duplication of cooking gas supply and to ensure that LPG cylinders remain available for households that do not have access to PNG networks. The notification comes amid disruptions in global fuel supply due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia.
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