Overview
- New curbs limit commercial LPG to 20% of average monthly use, extend refill intervals to 45 days in rural areas and 25 days in cities, and add 48,000 kl of kerosene as a stopgap under priority rules for household fuels.
- Pollution boards cleared hotels and restaurants to use coal, biomass and RDF for one month, and IRCTC asked catering operators to shift to alternative cooking where feasible.
- Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri told Parliament that household LPG, petrol and diesel supplies remain secure, with 70% of crude now sourced on routes outside the Strait of Hormuz and rush bookings driven by anxiety.
- Restaurants and vendors across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and other cities report trimmed menus, temporary closures and switches to wood or coal, with black‑market cylinder quotes ranging from Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000.
- States moved to steady distribution and curb hoarding, with Maharashtra setting control rooms, Delhi intensifying inspections, Uttar Pradesh warning of FIRs, and Karnataka and Telangana initiating reviews with oil marketers.