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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06052026-272242
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2106]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026/VAISAKHA 14, 1948
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th May, 2026
S.O. 2193(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10
of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Natural Gas and Petroleum
Products Distribution (Through Laying, Building, Operation and Expansion of Pipelines and Other Facilities) Order,
2026, namely:—
1. (1) This Order may be called the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution (Through Laying, Building,
Operation and Expansion of Pipelines and Other Facilities) Amendment Order, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the said order, under clause 2, in sub-clause (d), the reference to "sub-clause (15)" shall be substituted with
"sub-clause (14)".
3. In the said order, under clause 2, in sub-clause (e), the reference to “sub-clause (15)" shall be substituted with
"sub-clause (14)".
4. In the said order, under clause 2, after sub-clause (1), the following sub-clause (1-a) shall be inserted namely:
"portal" means the online website to be specified by the Central Government for submission of applications, and
grant of right of way or right of use or any permissions provided for in this order";
5. In the said order, under clause 2, in paragraph (v) of sub-clause (m), the following phrases shall be inserted
after "district administration" and before "village administration", namely:
"gram sabha, panchayats, administrations of union territories, scheduled areas, tribal areas,"
6. In the said order, under clause 2, in sub-clause (q) the following phrases shall be inserted after “municipal
councils" and before "development authorities”, namely:
"nagar panchayats,"
7. In the said order, under clause 2, in sub-clause (q) the phrase "that own public lands or roads" shall be
substituted, namely:
"or any other public entity having jurisdiction over use of any public area or roads in any type of urban area or
transitional area or industrial area (including special economic zones) or industrial township"
8. In the said order under Clause 3, after sub-clause (5) the following sub-clause (6) shall be inserted, namely:
"(6) The Central Government may develop and specify a portal and from the date such portal is specified, the process
of submission of application and the grant of the required right of way or right of use or permission shall be through
such portal. Provided that till such time that a portal is specified, the relevant applicable procedure for obtaining
such right of way or right of use or permission shall be followed."
9. In the said order, under clause 4, in sub-clause (10), the reference to "sub-clause (2)" shall be substituted with
"sub-clause (3)”.
10. In the said order, under clause 4, a new sub-clause (17A) shall be inserted, namely:
(17A) An authorised entity undertaking laying, building, operating or expanding a CGD network in a public area
outside the jurisdiction of an urban authority, shall be required by the relevant public entity to undertake its works
only on dig and restore basis and such authorised entity shall provide to the relevant public entity a performance
bank guarantee in accordance with Part III of the Second Schedule.
11. In the said order, under clause 6, in sub-clause (1) after the phrase "mutually agreed consideration” and before
the phrase "for permitting", the following be inserted, namely:
", calculated as per Part IV of the Second Schedule,"
12. In the said order, under clause 6, in sub-clause (1) after the phrase “assessing the feasibility of" and before the
phrase "laying overground pipeline", the following be inserted, namely:
"and then"
13. In the said order, in Part I of the First Schedule, in Column (3) at Sl. No. 1, the following shall be inserted,
namely:
“, or such amount as may be specified by the relevant public entity, whichever is lower"
14. In the said order, in Part II of the First Schedule, in Column (2) at Sl. No. 5, the word "more" shall be substituted
with "less".
15. In the said order, in the Second Schedule, in the line under the heading 'Second Schedule', the reference to
"4(14)" shall be substituted with "4(13)".
16. In the said order, in Part I of the Second Schedule, in Column (2) at Sl. No. 1, the reference to "4(14)" shall be
substituted with "4(13)".
17. In the said order, in Part II of the Second Schedule, in Column (3) at Sl. No. 1, a new point (c) is inserted,
namely:
"(c) in the event Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is to be used by the authorised entity, then instead of the
charges under point (a) and (b), the charges applicable shall be: (i) Rs. 6000/- per square meter in respect of concrete
roads; and (ii) Rs. 4500/- per square meter for bituminous road."
18. In the said order, in Part III of the Second Schedule, in Column (2), at Sl. No. 1, the following shall be
inserted after "clause 4(17)” and before the phrase "or clause 5(10)", namely:
“, clause 4(17A)”
19. In the said order, after Part III of the Second Schedule, and before Part IV of the Second Schedule, the following
shall be inserted, namely:
"Notwithstanding the charges and the amount of bank guarantee provided under Part I, Part II, or Part III of this
Second Schedule, if the relevant public entity specifies an amount lower than the amount stated in the relevant part
of this Second Schedule, then such lower amount shall be applicable."
20. In the said order, in Part IV of the Second Schedule, in Column (2) at Sl. No.1 after the phrase “or
individual” and before the phrase “under clause 6(8)” the following shall be inserted, namely:
“, or”
[F. No. L-16016/6/2026-GP-I (Part-2)]
VIKAS SINGH, Director
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