Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Union Ministry of Petroleum. File |Picture Credit score: The Hindu
To evaluation the gas provide scenario within the nation, Union Petroleum Ministry Secretary Neeraj Mittal on Thursday (April 2, 2026) chaired a gathering with further principal secretaries and principal secretaries (meals and civil items).
On the assembly, the Petroleum Secretary expressed considerations concerning free commerce LPG (5kg FTL) for migrant staff and warranted that there could be no disruption in provide affecting migrants and that it might be secure, in keeping with a authorities assertion.
He known as for states to contemplate focused distribution of FTL cylinders.
“The Secretary has knowledgeable that states, together with OMCs, could contemplate managing focused distribution of 5kg FTL LPG cylinders based mostly on native necessities,” the assertion mentioned.
The Petroleum Secretary additional emphasised that continued efforts are being made to fulfill the demand for LPG for vehicles. He known as for three-wheelers that may run on each LPG and gasoline to “encourage the usage of the latter,” the assertion mentioned.
Elsewhere, senior officers urged nations to stay vigilant towards hoarding, misappropriating data and spreading misinformation that might trigger pointless panic, in keeping with the doc.
