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LPG Gas Cylinder New Rules: A big and very important news is coming for crores of LPG consumers of the country. The Central Government has taken a huge step to ensure that the domestic supply of LPG gas is completely safe and smooth. With immediate effect, the government has completely banned refilling of LPG cylinders in all such houses where there is already a PNG i.e. piped cooking gas connection. Amidst the ongoing war in the Middle East (West Asia) and the ever deepening geopolitical crisis, India is very serious about its energy security, hence this strict decision has been taken.
According to the latest notification issued by the government, all the customers whose use of PNG has started in their homes will now have to either surrender their old LPG connection within the next 30 days or take a ‘transfer voucher’ for the future.
March rules made more strict, 30 days extension granted
Let us tell you that this new and strict order of the government has come after the old instruction issued in March this year, in which PNG consumers were asked to leave their LPG connections within three months. But now the government has made the rules more strict. Now it has been made clear that as soon as the PNG connection is activated, customers will not be able to make new bookings for LPG cylinders.
In fact, due to the ongoing tension in West Asia and fears of blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, global oil and gas imports from there have been badly affected. This is the reason why continuous pressure was being seen on the supply chain of LPG in India and the government had to take this step.
Transferred employees, students and tenants will get big relief
However, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken full care of the convenience of the general public and the working class while implementing this new rule. According to information provided by the ministry, customers who are shifting to PNG can obtain a special ‘transfer voucher’ from their gas agency.
The biggest advantage of this system will be that if in future they shift to an area or city where PNG pipeline facility is not available, they will be able to get their old LPG connection restarted without any hassle by showing this transfer voucher. This sensitive decision of the government will provide great relief to those employed employees who are often transferred. Also, this system is going to prove to be very helpful for tenants living in cities, students studying and migrants.
Annual consumption of 33 million tonnes in the country, now import starts from new countries
The demand for LPG in India is huge. According to statistics, there is a huge consumption of about 33 million tonnes of LPG every year in the country. India imports about 90 percent of its needs from West Asia (Gulf countries), hence the war that broke out there had increased India’s concerns.
But to keep the situation completely under control, the government has now started importing fuel from other safe international markets like America, Canada and Norway. The Ministry has assured the consumers of the country that despite the ongoing tensions at the global level, there will be no shortage of LPG for the general public on the domestic front. This can be gauged from the fact that within the last four days, a record 1.72 crore cylinders have been successfully delivered against the booking of 1.66 crore cylinders in the country.
