Gandhinagar: The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Gujarat, has announced amendments to existing rules to make the LPG supply system in the state smoother and more efficient.

According to a decision by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, industries across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food processing, polymers, agriculture, packaging, paint, steel, ceramics, glass and aerosols will now be allowed to procure bulk non-domestic LPG up to 70% of their consumption level recorded before March 2026. The overall supply cap for these sectors has been fixed at 0.2 TMT per day.

The revised system also lays down certain conditions for allocation. Priority will be given to units where LPG is essential for the production process and where natural gas is not a viable alternative.

Units seeking to avail this facility must register with a Public Sector Oil Marketing Company (OMC). They are also required to have applied for a PNG connection with City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies. However, units where LPG is integral to the production process will be exempt from this requirement.

Meanwhile, the state has distributed a total of 98,883 cylinders of 5 kg each for industrial workers, the highest number in the country, the press release said. DeshGujarat