NEW DELHI: The Central government on Friday increased the allocation of commercial LPG cylinders to 70 per cent of the required demand, from 50 per cent earlier, in order to provide relief to industrial and commercial users amid the shortage of gas caused by the disruption in imports due to the Iran war.
Priority will be given to labour-intensive sectors such as steel, automobiles, textiles, dyes, chemicals and plastics as they also support other essential industries.
Among these sectors, priority shall be given to process industries or those requiring LPG for specialised heating purposes that cannot be substituted by natural gas.
In addition to the existing 50 per cent allocation that is being made, another 20 per cent is proposed, which would bring the total commercial LPG allocation to 70 per cent of the pre-crisis level of packed non-domestic LPG, the government order said.
The government, however, noted that to avail the additional 20 per cent allocation, all commercial and industrial LPG consumers must register with oil marketing companies and apply for PNG with the city gas distribution entity in their respective cities.