Kolkata: There is an important development for domestic LPG consumers. Oil marketing companies which deliver LPG cylinders to our homes have made crucial modifications in the rules for booking LPG cylinders. The gap between booking two 14.2 kg domestic cylinders has now been increased for all domestic consumers. The Centre has increased the gap between the delivery of an LPG cylinder and the next refill booking from 25 days to 35 days.
Distributors have already been informed of this change. Officials indicated that this change has been brought about to curb black marketing of LPG cylinders which became rampant during the crisis amid the US Iran war. This rule will particularly impact households with double-cylinder connections, which is opted for by most households in the urban areas for the sake of uninterrupted gas supply. These consumers will now have to wait 35 days from the previous delivery date to book their next refill of a 14.2 kg gas cylinder.
Different gaps for different consumers
Oil marketing companies such as Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL have fixed new schedule for refill of LPG cylinders. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries will have to wait for as much as 45 days for the next refill booking.
General consumers who have single cylinder will be able to book a new cylinder after 25 days of the previous delivery. There is no change from the earlier schedule for them. Those general consumers with double connection will have to keep at least 45 days between two cylinder bookings.
Booking intervals have been expanded for the smaller cylinders too. If you want to buy a 5-kg cylinder, the gap has risen from 9 to 16 days. And if you want to buy a 10-kg cylinder, the new gap that must be maintained between two purchases is now 32 days instead of 189 earlier.
Last delivery date important
A very significant point to remember is that the gap of 45 days will be calculated not from the date of booking of your cylinder but fom the date of delivery to your home. If aperson tries to book a cylinder before the applicable gap is over, the attempt to book will be blocked by the system.