The government has said domestic LPG cylinder deliveries remain normal, and over 51.5 lakh cylinders were delivered yesterday. In a statement, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry said enforcement actions continue across the country to curb hoarding and black marketing of LPG. More than 3400 raids were conducted across the country yesterday.
PSU Oil Marketing Companies have strengthened surprise inspections and imposed penalties on 214 LPG distributorships and suspended 55 distributorships. About one lakh 5 Kg Free Trade LPG Cylinders were sold across the country against a daily average of 77 thousand in February.
Since 23rd March, more than 12 lakh 5-kg Free Trade LPG cylinders have been sold to students and vulnerable communities, including migrant labourers.
Based on available inventory and scheduled LNG cargo arrivals, the overall gas allocation to fertiliser plants is being further enhanced by 5% to reach approximately 95% of their six-month average consumption. Since March, about 4.15 lakh PNG connections have been gasified, and about 4.55 lakh additional customers have registered for new connections. Till date, more than 26 thousand PNG consumers have surrendered their LPG connections via MYPNGD.in website.
Meanwhile, necessary measures have been put in place to safeguard Indian vessels and seafarers operating in the West Asia region by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. All Indian seafarers in the region are safe, and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours. The India-flagged LPG vessel Jag Vikram has safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz today.
The vessel is carrying approximately 20,400 MT of LPG cargo with 24 seafarers onboard. It is expected to arrive at Mumbai on the 15th of April.
Across the region, Indian Missions and Posts remain in close contact with the Indian community while continuing to provide assistance and issue necessary advisories for their safety and well-being. Flights continue to operate from countries where airspace remains open. Since 28th February, around 8 lakh 71 thousand passengers have travelled from the region to India.
The Embassy of India in Tehran has so far facilitated the movement of 2,225 Indian nationals from Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan for onward travel to India. These include 981 Indian students and 662 Indian fishermen.
