The Government today said that uninterrupted supply of oil and gas is being ensured in the country. Addressing the inter-ministerial briefing in New Delhi on the West Asia conflict, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sujata Sharma said that the government has taken effective steps to ensure normal supply of LPG, PNG, petrol and diesel in the country. She added that the supply of domestic LPG is normal and over 45 lakh bookings were registered yesterday and around 51 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered. She also highlighted that over eight thousand tonnes of commercial LPG were sold yesterday.

Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, DPIIT Nidhi Kesarwani also highlighted the measures taken by the government amidst the West Asia crisis. She added that under the Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation, the Department has issued multiple activities and facilitative orders to ensure uninterrupted supply of fuel and gas. She said that under the compressed and natural gas and biogas, the process of giving license to dispensing stations has been expedited. Ms Nidhi also said that out of 467 applications, final licenses have been granted in 157 cases related to dispensing stations. She said, in addition, 41 biogas cylinder filling and storage plants have been granted approval.