The Indian government has increased the cap on commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies to 70% of pre-crisis levels, prioritizing access to labour-intensive industries.
According to Petroleum Secretary Neeraj Mittal, priority will be given to process industries or those requiring LPG for specialized heating purposes that cannot be substituted by Natural Gas.
The 70% cap represents the latest step in a graduated restoration of commercial supplies, which began at 20% of pre-crisis levels and has been incrementally increased to 40%, 50%, and now 70%.
The government has also allocated an additional 20% of commercial LPG allocation to food-sector consumers, including restaurants, hotels, and food processing units.
Domestic cylinder deliveries are continuing normally, and the Centre allocates each state's share of scarce LPG only after meeting 100% of domestic household requirements.
