If an LPG cylinder of Indane, Bharat Gas or HP gas is also used in your house, then this news is very important for you. The central government has implemented a big and strict rule regarding cooking gas connections.

According to the new decision of the government, the families who have taken a piped natural gas (PNG) connection in their homes, will now have to surrender their old LPG connection within 30 days.This new rule of the government has been fully applicable to the customers of the country's three major government oil companies - Indane, Bharat Gas and HP Gas. The main objective of this move of the government is to stop the game of double gas connection in the country, to make a big improvement in the subsidy system on LPG and to increase the supply of cylinders in rural and semi-urban areas where piped gas facilities have not yet reached.

The new government order was issued in May, know what the deadline is

Let us tell you that in the month of May last year, the government officially issued the 'LPG Amendment Order, 2026' in this regard. According to these changed stringent rules, as soon as a new PNG connection is activated in a house, the family will have to mandatorily close their current LPG account within exactly 30 days.To understand this with a simple example, if a PNG connection has been activated in a family's house on June 1, then they will have to return their old LPG connection by July 1. If a customer does not return his connection within this deadline, then the oil companies will immediately stop his LPG refill booking and his gas account will be blocked forever.

The government has made special rules for salaried people and students, transfer vouchers will be available.

Along with this strict rule, the government has also given great relief to those who often shift from one city to another in connection with work, job or study. The government has made a special provision for the convenience of such customers. When these customers surrender their LPG connection, they will be given a special 'transfer voucher' by the gas agency.

The biggest advantage of this voucher will be that when these people go to a new city or locality, they will be able to get a new LPG connection again without any hassle, provided PNG facility is not available in that new area. This decision of the government is expected to remove a major concern of people living in rented houses, students, migrant laborers and professionals working in shifts. Apart from this, under the current rules, customers will be able to book their next cylinder at fixed intervals of 25 days, 35 days or 45 days depending on their category and region.

Oil companies have started intensifying scanning, tightening the noose on black marketing

To implement this new rule, all the major oil marketing companies (OMCs) of the country have now come into full action mode. Companies are actively scanning their customer database to identify clever customers who are enjoying both PNG and LPG connections in the same household. As soon as such customers are identified, they are being asked to shift completely to the PNG network.

According to senior officials from the Ministry of Petroleum, removing such duplicate connections from the system will completely curb the black marketing of LPG. It will also put an end to the misuse of subsidized domestic cylinders in commercial establishments. The greatest benefit will accrue to poor and needy rural families who rely entirely on LPG cylinders for fuel, as gas delivery to them will now be streamlined and improved.

 PC:UPUK