The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on March 14, 2026, issued the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2026, further to amend the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000.
The following has been stated:
• Under clause 3, after sub clause(4), following serial number and entries shall be inserted –
o (5) No person having a Piped Natural Gas connection and also having a domestic LPG connection shall retain a domestic LPG connection, or take refills of domestic LPG cylinders from any Government oil company, or through their distributors. Such persons shall immediately surrender their domestic LPG connection.
o (6) No person having a Piped Natural Gas connection shall obtain a domestic LPG connection, or take refills of domestic LPG cylinders from any Government oil company or through their distributors.
• In Schedule-I, for serial number 13, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted —
“Prohibited Activities (for Government Oil companies) - “13. Providing a domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas connection, and/or supplying domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinder refills to a consumer who already owns a Piped Natural Gas connection.”
[Notification no. - S.O. 1333(E)]
