Domestic LPG Cylinder
If you use LPG cylinder for cooking at home, then a new update related to gas connection is very important for you. Recently, the government has set strict rules of 30 days and 90 days under the ‘One House, One Gas Connection’ policy. This change is mainly for those urban areas where the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) line has reached. Now both LPG and PNG connections cannot be operated simultaneously at the same address. The direct aim of this entire exercise is to eliminate duplicate gas connections, so that leakage of government subsidy can be stopped and its benefits can reach only the genuine beneficiaries. ButIf you live in a rural area or piped gas (PNG) facility has not yet reached your area, then there is no need to panic. Consumers in non-PNG areas can continue their LPG connection as before without any worry.
30 day deadline
The Petroleum Ministry and oil companies have prepared a clear blueprint to completely stop the system of dual gas connections. According to the new rules, if a consumer gets a new PNG connection installed in his house, it will be mandatory for him to surrender his old LPG connection within a stipulated time limit. A time of 30 days has been fixed for this. This can be understood with an easy example. Suppose, if the PNG line gets activated in a consumer’s house on 1st June, then he will have to return his old LPG cylinder connection to the concerned gas agency by 30th June. This step ensures that no consumer takes unnecessary advantage of the dual option after the transition period is over.
90 day ultimatum
In those areas where PNG pipeline has already been laid and gas supply is running smoothly, the rules are slightly different. Consumers living in such areas who have not yet taken PNG connection are being given 90 days time by the oil companies to shift. Gas agencies have also started sending notices to customers in this regard. If a consumer does not shift to the PNG network even after the expiry of this 90 day notice period, his existing LPG connection may be temporarily suspended or completely cancelled. This decision has been taken to rapidly divert people towards the safe, cheap and piped PNG option.
In which areas will this restriction not be applicable?
Amidst this entire matter, it is also important to understand that LPG cylinders are not going to disappear completely from the market. For consumers who live in rural areas or in urban colonies where PNG infrastructure has not yet reached, the delivery of LPG cylinders will continue under the old rules. The deadline of 30 or 90 days will not have any impact on these consumers. The intention of the government is absolutely clear. It is a priority to promote the use of clean fuel like PNG in metros and big cities, so that heavy transportation of gas cylinders can be avoided. There has been no change in the rules for LPG cylinders where there is no pipeline access.
