Overview
- Invoking the Essential Commodities Act, the Centre reallocated gas to prioritize household PNG, CNG and LPG, extended domestic refill booking to 25 days, and set up a three–executive director OMC panel to vet non‑domestic requests.
- Oil companies, including Hindustan Petroleum and Reliance, say they have increased LPG production and diverted additional streams to the domestic pool, while the petroleum minister maintains imports continue through non‑Hormuz routes.
- Restaurant and hotel bodies report halted or rationed commercial cylinder deliveries in Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune, leading to trimmed menus, reduced hours, partial shutdowns and contingency shifts to induction, microwaves, coal or firewood.
- States and civic authorities are curbing non‑essential gas use, with Gujarat cutting industrial allocations by up to 50 percent and Pune temporarily closing gas crematoriums as officials monitor hoarding and black‑market risks.
- Panic buying and delays are reported in some regions, Kolkata bookings have surged well above normal demand, commercial cylinder prices have risen, and industry groups warn many eateries could close if supplies do not stabilize soon.