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Core Purpose

This order amends the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000, to regulate the supply of domestic LPG for households also possessing a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connection.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, vide Notification G.S.R. 406(E) dated May 25, 2026, exercised powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), to further amend the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000. This amendment, titled the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2026, substitutes sub-clause (5) in clause 3 of the principal Order. The new provision mandates that any person or household with a domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connection who subsequently obtains a piped natural gas (PNG) connection shall not forthwith take a refill of a domestic LPG cylinder. Furthermore, such individuals or households must, within thirty days from the date of obtaining a PNG connection, either apply for termination of their LPG connection or obtain a transfer voucher for a future LPG connection in a non-PNG area. The principal notification, G.S.R. 487(E), was originally published on April 26, 2000, and has undergone several amendments, with the latest listed being S.O. 1333(E) dated March 14, 2026.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-25052026-272846 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 365] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026/JYAISTHA 4, 1948 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th May, 2026 G.S.R. 406(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 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000, namely: 1. (1) This Order may be called the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2026. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000, in clause 3, for sub-clause (5), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(5) A person or household having a domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connection and subsequently having obtained a piped natural gas (PNG) connection shall not forthwith take a refill of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder and shall also, within thirty days from the date of obtaining a PNG connection, either apply for termination of the LPG connection or take a transfer voucher for a future LPG connection in a non-PNG area." [F. No. M-13017(11)/3/2026-LPG-PNG] RAMESH KRISHNA, Under Secy. Note. — The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 487(E), dated the 26th April, 2000 and was subsequently amended as follows: 1. G.S.R. 177(E), dated the 6th March, 2002; 2. G.S.R. 730(E), dated the 22nd November, 2007; 3. G.S.R. 655(E), dated the 10th September, 2009; 4. G.S.R. 452(E), dated the 26th May, 2010; 5. G.S.R. 718(E), dated the 26th September, 2011; 6. G.S.R. 647(E), dated the 22nd August, 2012; 7. G.S.R. 791(E), dated the 25th October, 2012; 8. G.S.R. 781(E), dated the 16th December, 2013; 9. G.S.R. 721(E), dated the 14th October, 2014; and 10. S.O. 1333(E), dated the 14th March, 2026. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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