The supply of commercial LPG cylinders has been increased to a limit of 70 per cent, which was initially only 20 per cent. In view of international developments and the situation in Middle Eastern countries, the Cabinet Committee constituted to review the impact in the State held a meeting at the Mantralaya on Tuesday. During the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda and Food Minister Govind Singh Rajput directed officials to ensure the continuous availability of commercial gas at the district and tehsil levels. They emphasised that immediate and strict action must be taken if any irregularity or black marketing is detected at any level. It was reported during the meeting that the supply of petrol, diesel, LPG, and CNG in the State is completely normal. The interval for booking domestic gas cylinders has been fixed at 25 days in cities and 45 days in rural areas.

 

Currently, the number of gas bookings remains normal, and supplies are being maintained regularly to meet the demand. Additionally, 225 new PNG (Piped Natural Gas) connections have been provided in various parts of the state within the last 24 hours. Ajay Srivastava, State Nodal Officer, for oil companies, informed the committee that commercial cylinders are currently being made available under the 70 per cent limit as per the directives of the Government of India. The meeting was attended by MSME Minister Chaitanya Kashyap, Additional Chief Secretary (Food) Rashmi Arun Shami, Food Commissioner Karmveer Sharma, and other senior officials. The committee instructed officers to maintain special monitoring of smooth fuel supply in both urban and rural areas.