Government Assures Adequate LPG Supply, Urges Public Not to Panic Book Cylinders

No need for panic booking of LPG cylinders: Oil Ministry - No shortage of LPG cylinders in N-E: IOC

PTI, March 11, 2026, New Delhi / Guwahati) : PSU Indian Oil Corp, which supplies LPG cylinders to almost 85 per cent of the entire North-East market, on Wednesday said it has enough stock to provide the cooking fuel in the region during the coming period on the backdrop of the war in West Asia.

A senior official of the IOC told news agency PTI that all its nine bottling plants in the Northeast are producing LPG cylinders at their maximum capacities and distributing the same as per the government's directives.

"As of now, there is no gap between demand and supply for the LPG cylinders. All cylinders are being supplied as per the restrictions of the Central government," she added.

PTI, March 11, 2026, New Delhi : Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, a senior Oil Ministry official on Wednesday said that there is no need for panic booking of LPG cylinders, and that the normal delivery cycle of two-and-a-half days is being maintained.

India's crude oil supplies remain secure, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, told reporters at a briefing. Crude oil is being sourced from non-Strait of Hormuz routes, she said. Government measures have led to a 25 per cent rise in LPG production, according to the ministry.

She said that there is no need for panic booking of cooking gas cylinders and assured that the normal delivery cycle for domestic households remains at two-and-a-half days.

"Feedback suggests that some panic booking and hoarding behaviour by misinformation. I want to clarify that our normal delivery cycle for domestic LPG remains around two-and-a-half days, so I request... there is no need for customers to rush-book the cylinders... there is no need for panic booking," she said.

State governments have been asked to take preventive actions to prevent hoarding and black marketing of fuel, according to the ministry.

"India's crude supply remains secure. Our daily consumption is about 55 lakh barrels... through diversified procurement, the volumes we have secured today exceed what would normally have arrived through the Strait of Hormuz during this period," she said.