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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-18062025-263923
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 343]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025/JYAISTHA 26, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th June, 2025
G.S.R. 386 (E).— Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Gas Cylinder Rules,
2016, were published, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) number, G.S.R. 771 (E), dated the 16th December,
2024 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and
suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days from
the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 16th
December, 2024;
And whereas no objection and suggestions received from the public within the said period;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of
1884), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Gas Cylinders Rules,
2016, namely:-
1. Short titled and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Gas Cylinders (Amendment)
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 (herein after referred to as said rules), in rule 2,-
(a) after clause (xli), the following clauses shall be inserted namely:-
'(xlia)"Micro and Small Enterprises” means an enterprise defined in clause (h) and clause
(m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006;
(b) after clause (xlvii), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-
(xlviia) "Startup” means an entity registered with the Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and as defined in clause (a) of
paragraph 1 of the Notification number G.S.R. 127(E), dated the 19th February, 2019, and as
amended from time to time.
(c) after clause (li), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-
“(lia) “women entrepreneur” meansan enterprise owned and controlled by a woman having
a minimum financial interest of 26 percent of the capital;".
3. In the said rules, for SCHEDULE-V the following SCHEDULE shall be substituted, namely:-
"SCHEDULE- V
ALL THE FEES SHALL BE PAID IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN SUB-RULE (2)
OF RULE 65
(See rules 3,12,28,35,47,49,50,53,54,55,59,61,62 and 65)
A. LICENCE FEES
Sl. | Form | Purpose for | Authorit | Fees | Rupees | Fees for | Fees for
No. | of | which | y | | | Micro & | Women
| Licen| granted | empowe | | | Small | Entrepren
| se | | red to | | | Enterprises | eur
| | | grant | | | and Startup | (in Rs.)
| | | license | | | (in Rs.) |
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
1. | D | To import | Chief | For the first 100 nos. cylinders or | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | cylinder | Controll | part thereof. | | |
| | filled or | er | | | |
| | intended to | | | | |
| | be filled with| | Exceeding 100 nos. but not | 4000 | 2000 | 800
| | compressed | | exceeding 500 nos. cylinders. | | |
| | gas to import| | | | |
| | valves and | | | | |
| | regulators for| | Exceeding 500 nos. of cylinders | Rs. | 2000/-Rs. | 800/-
| | Liquefied | | | 4000/- | for every | for every
| | petroleum | | | for | additional | additional
| | gas (LPG) | | | every | 500 nos. of | 500 nos.
| | | | | additional| cylinders or | of
| | | | | 500 nos.| part thereof. | cylinders
| | | | | of | | or part
| | | | | cylinders| | thereof.
| | | | | or part| |
| | | | | thereof.| |
| | | | Scrutiny fees for Import of Valves | 1000 | 500 | 200
| | | | and LPG Regulators each | | |
| | | | application. | | |
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
2. | E | To fill | Chief | For each type of gas filled in the | 5000 | 2500 | 1000
| | compressed | Controll | plant, namely (a) toxic, (b) non- | | |
| | gas in | er or | toxic and non flammable, (c) non- | | |
| | cylinders | Controll | toxic and flammable, (d) | | |
| | | er | dissolved acetylene gas, (e) non- | | |
| | | | toxic and flammable liquefiable | | |
| | | | gas other than LPG or (f) liquefied | | |
| | | | petroleum gas, as the case may be. | | |
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
3. | F | a. To store | Chief | i. For toxic and flammab | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | | Controll | le gases (permanent as well | | |
| | | er or | as liquefied). | | |
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
| | compressed | Controll | Not exceeding 100 nos. | | |
| | gas in | er | cylinders. | | |
| | cylinders in| | | | |
| | storage shed| | Exceeding 100 nos. but not | 4000 | 2000 | 800
| | attached to | | exceeding 500 nos. cylinders | | |
| | the filling | | | | |
| | premises. | | | | |
| | | | Exceeding 500 nos. of cylinders, | Rs. | Rs. 2000/- | Rs. 800/-
| | | | | 4000/- | for every | for every
| | | | | for | additional | additional
| | | | | every | 500 nos. of | 500 nos.
| | | | | additional| cylinders or | of
| | | | | 500 nos.| part thereof. | cylinders
| | | | | of | | or part
| | | | | cylinders| | thereof.
| | | | | or part| |
| | | | | thereof.| |
| | b. To store | Controll | ii. For non-toxic and non- | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | compressed | er | flammable gases (permanent | | |
| | gas in | | as well as liquefied): | | |
| | cylinders in| | Not exceeding 500 nos. of | | |
| | storage shed| | cylinders | | |
| | other than | | | | |
| | attached | | Exceeding 500 nos. of cylinders, | Rs. | Rs. 2000/- | Rs. 800/-
| | to the | | | 4000/- | for every | for every
| | filling | | | for | additional | additional
| | premises | | | every | 500 nos. of | 500 nos.
| | | | | additional| cylinders or | of
| | | | | 500 nos.| part thereof | cylinders
| | | | | of | | or part
| | | | | cylinders| | thereof
| | | | | or part| |
| | | | | thereof.| |
| | | | iii. For liquefied petroleum | | |
| | | | gases: | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Exceeding 100 Kg. But not | 1000 | 500 | 200
| | | | exceeding 500 kgs | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Exceeding 500 Kg. But not | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | | | exceeding 2000 kgs | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Exceeding 2000 Kg. But not | 4000 | 2000 | 800
| | | | exceeding 5000 kgs | | |
| | | | Exceeding 5000 Kg. But not | 6000 | 3000 | 1200
| | | | exceeding 10,000 Kgs | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Exceeding 10,000 Kg. | | |
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
| | | | iv. For acetylene gas contained in | Rs. | Rs. 1000/- | Rs. 400/-
| | | | cylinders in dissolved state | 2000/- | every | every
| | | | Not exceeding 200 cylinders | every | additional | additional
| | | | Exceeding 200 nos. of cylinders | additional| 5000 Kg. or | 5000 Kg.
| | | | | 5000 | part thereof. | or part
| | | | | Kg. or | | thereof.
| | | | | part | |
| | | | | thereof.| |
| | | | | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | | | | | |
| | | | | Rs. | Rs. 1000/- | Rs. 400/-
| | | | | 2000/- | for every | for every
| | | | | for | additional | additional
| | | | | every | 200 nos. of | 200
| | | | | additional| cylinders or | nos. of
| | | | | 200 nos.| part thereof. | cylinders
| | | | | of | | or part
| | | | | cylinders| | thereof.
| | | | | or part| |
| | | | | thereof.| |
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
4. | G | To dispense | Chief | To dispense CNG as automotive | 10,000 | 5000 | 2000
| | CNG as | Controll | fuel from a mother station, | | |
| | automotive | er | daughter station or a CNG online | | |
| | fuel from | | station | | |
| | a mother | | | | |
| | station, | | | | |
| | daughter | | | | |
| | station or a| | | | |
| | CNG online | | | | |
| | station | | | | |
----+------+-------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+-----------
B. Fees other than License Fees
Sl. No.| Purpose | Fees | Rupees | Fees for Micro| Fees for
| | | | & Small | Women
| | | | Enterprises an| (in Rs)
| | | | d Startup |
| | | | (in Rs) |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
1. | Issue of filling permission under | Scrutiny fee for the first 100 nos. of | 1000 | 500 | 200
| clause B of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 | cylinders or part thereof. | | |
| | | | |
| | Exceeding 100 nos. of cylind | Rs. | Rs. 1000/- | Rs. 400/-
| | ers | 2000/- | for every | for every
| | | for | additional 500| additional
| | | every | cylinders or | 500
| | | additional| part thereof | cylinders or
| | | 500 | | part thereof
| | | cylinders| |
| | | or part| |
| | | thereof| |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
| | Note : Fee applicable for the | 1000 | 500 | 200
| | cylinders filled and meant | | |
| | for export purpose irrespective of | | |
| | the nos of cylinder, scrutiny fee | | |
| | Only | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
2. | Approval of design for manufacture of | a. Scrutiny fee for grant of | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2000
| cylinder or valve or LPG regulators | manufacturing unit | | |
| under sub-rule (3) of rule 3 | approval, with one year | | |
| | validity fee for the first time | | |
| | b. For subsequent approval of | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | new design | | |
| | с. For subsequent approval of | 1000 | 500 | 200
| | any change in design | | |
| | d. Annual fee for renewal of | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | cylinder, valve and LPG, | | |
| | regulator manufacturing | | |
| | units. | | |
| Approval of design for manufacture of | a. Scrutiny fee for grant of | 6,50,000| 3,25,000 | 1,30,000
| cylinder, valve, LPG regulator under | approval for manufacturing | | |
| sub rule 3(4) by foreign | unit with one year validity | | |
| manufacturer | fee for the first time. | | |
| | b. For subsequent approval of | 65,000 | 32,500 | 13,000
| | new design | | |
| | с. For subsequent approval of | 13,000 | 6,500 | 2,600
| | any change in design | | |
| | d. Annual fees for renewal of | 32,500 | 16,250 | 6,500
| | cylinders, valves and, | | |
| | regulators manufacturing | | |
| | units. | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
3. | Conversion of cylinder under sub- | Scrutiny fee for the first 10 nos. of | 400 | 200 | 80
| rule (2) of rule 28 | cylinders or part thereof. | | |
| | | | |
| | Exceeding 10 nos. of cylinders | Rs. | Rs. 500/- for | Rs.
| | | 1000/- | every | 200/- for
| | | for | 100 numbers | every
| | | every | of Cylinders | 100 number
| | | 100 | | s of
| | | number | | Cylinders
| | | s of | |
| | | Cylinders| |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
4. | Approval of cylinder testing station | Scrutiny fee with one year validity | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2000
| under rule 35 and hot repair of welded | fee for the first time. | | |
| or brazed cylinder under rule 12 | Annual renewal fee for cylinder | 2000 | 1000 | 400
| | testing or hot repair approval. | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
5. | Prior approval of specifications and | Scrutiny fee | 1000 | 500 | 200
| plans under rule 47 or 53 | | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
6. | Amendment of licence under rule | Scrutiny fee | 1000 | 500 | 200
| 54 | | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
7. | Issue of duplicate copy of licence | Scrutiny fee | 1000 | 500 | 200
| under rule 61 | | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
8. | Issue of authenticated copy | Scrutiny fee | 1000 | 500 | 200
| of licence under rule 62 | | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
9. | For appeal against order | Scrutiny fee | 1000 | 500 | 200
| of a licensing authority if such | | | |
| appeal is preferred to central Govt. or | | | |
| Chief Controller | | | |
------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+---------------+---------
Note.- (1) For the purpose of claiming relaxation in fees as mentioned in this SCHEDULE, the
applicant shall submit the following documents, namely:-
(a) Micro and Small Enterprises - Certificate issued by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises:
Provided that, above said relaxation shall only be applicable to Micro and Small Enterprises
and not for Medium Enterprises.
(b) Startup- Documentary evidence towards registration with Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
(c) Women Entrepreneur - Documentary evidence towards Proprietor or Director of the firm or
company.
(2.) Where Micro and Small Enterprises or Startup is owned and controlled by a woman, the fees whichever
is lower shall be applicable:
Provided that if information submitted by the applicant, is found to be false or misleading at any
stage, the approval or license shall be liable to be cancelled.".
[F. No: P-13033/92/2023-EXPLOSIVE]
DR. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the official Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide notification number 1081(E) dated 22nd November, 2016 and subsequently amended
vide notification number G.S.R. 189(E) dated 27th February, 2018, G.S.R. 231(E) dated 15th March 2018,
G.S.R. 44(E) dated 23rd January, 2019 and G.S.R. 44(E) dated 20th January 2022 and G.S.R. 225(E) dated
11th April, 2025.