Govt ensures adequate LPG supplies amid crisis; Milind Deora urges no hoarding

• Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora confirms government steps to ensure adequate LPG cylinder supplies.
• Government invoked Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to regulate petroleum products and natural gas supply.
• Decision follows geopolitical disruptions impacting global fuel supply chains, especially due to West Asia crisis.
• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas ordered oil refineries to increase LPG production for domestic use.
• A 25-day inter-booking period introduced for consumers to prevent hoarding and black marketing.