Date: 2025-08-07Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Executive Summary:
This notification announces the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Amendment Regulations, 2025. These regulations, effective upon publication in the Official Gazette, amend the 2013 regulations concerning integrity management systems for city or local natural gas distribution networks. The amendment primarily concerns compliance, monitoring, and handling of defaults, with provisions for immediate action in cases of public safety or state security concerns.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to the 2013 Regulations:
* The regulations are called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Amendment Regulations, 2025.
* They come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Compliance and Audits:
* Requires an established comprehensive system to ensure compliance with technical and safety audits at all stages (design, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operation).
* Audits must be conducted on an ongoing basis as periodically specified.
Monitoring and Enforcement:
* The Board will monitor compliance either directly or through an accredited third party.
* Monitoring will be done via separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment.
Default and Remedial Action:
* Any default, deviance, or shortfall qualifies the authorized entity as a defaulting entity under Regulation 16 of the 2008 Regulations.
* In cases of imminent danger to public safety or State security, the Board may direct immediate suspension of operations and immediate remedial action, deferring the opportunity for a hearing.
Note on Projects:
* Planned projects include greenfield projects and brownfield projects encompassing additions to storage, handling, processing capacity, manpower, or risk level.
Impact Analysis:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board:
Impact: Responsible for monitoring compliance with the amended regulations, either directly or through accredited third parties, and for taking action in cases of default or violations.
Action Required: Establish and implement monitoring procedures, including regulations for third-party conformity assessment. Take immediate action, including suspension of operations, when public safety or state security is at risk.
City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Network Entities:
Impact: Must comply with the amended regulations, including establishing a comprehensive system for technical and safety audits throughout all project stages. Subject to monitoring and potential penalties for defaults, deviances, or shortfalls.
Action Required: Review and update integrity management systems to ensure compliance with the amended regulations. Prepare for monitoring by the Board or accredited third parties. Be prepared to take immediate remedial action and potentially face suspension of operations in cases of serious violations.
Accredited Third Parties:
Impact: May be engaged by the Board to conduct conformity assessments and monitor compliance with the regulations.
Action Required: Adhere to the separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment and conduct thorough and accurate assessments of regulated entities.
Key Entities Referenced
Anjan Kumar Mishra: Secretary of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board: A regulatory body in India responsible for the regulation of the petroleum and natural gas sector.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: The Act of the Indian Parliament that established the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Regulations, 2013: A set of regulations established by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board pertaining to the integrity management of city or local natural gas distribution networks.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Integrity Management System for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Amendment Regulations, 2025: Amendments made in the year 2025 to the 2013 Regulations regarding the integrity management system for city or local natural gas distribution networks.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks Regulations, 2008: Regulations pertaining to the authorization of entities involved in laying, building, operating, or expanding city or local natural gas distribution networks.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Official Gazette: The official government publication where the regulations are published.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 547] िई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2025/श्रावण 16, 1947
No. 547] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947
परे ोजलयम एव ंप्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 23 िुलाई, 2025
फा. स.ं पीएििीआरबी/टेक/18-िमु ािड ा-टी4एसपिं ीकरण./(9)/2024/(ई-5488)/2—पेरोजलयम एवं प्राकृजतक
गैस जवजियामक बोडड अजधजियम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का उपयोग करते हुए,
पेरोजलयम एव ं प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड एतद्द्वारा पेरोजलयम एव ं प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (िगर या स्ट्थािीय
प्राकृजतक गैस जवतरण िेटवकड के जलए एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) जवजियम, 2013 को और संिोजधत करि े के जलए
जिम्नजलजखत जवजियम बिाता ह,ै अथाडत:् -
1. लघ ुिीर्कड और प्रारंभण
(1) इि जवजियमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (िगर या स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जवतरण
िेटवकड के जलए एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) संिोधि जवजियम, 2025 कहा िाएगा।
(2) ये सरकारी रािपत्र में इिके प्रकािि की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे।
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड ड (िगर या स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जवतरण िेटवकड के जलए एकीकृत
प्रबंधि प्रणाली) जवजियम, 2013 म,ें -
(a) जवद्यमाि जवजियमि 7 के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नािुसार को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:
“
5287 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(1) इि जवजियमों के प्रावधािों का अिुपालि सुजिजित करिे के जलए एक स्ट्थाजपत व्यापक प्रणाली होगी, जिसमें
जडिाइि, पूवड-जिमाडण, जिमाडण, कमीिनिंग और संचालि के चरणों के िौराि तकिीकी और सुरक्षा ऑजडट का
संचालि िाजमल होगा और साथ ही समय-समय पर जिर्िष्टड सतत आधार पर भी।
(2) ‘बोडड’ सुरक्षा मािक सजहत तकिीकी मािकों और जवजििेिों के अिुपालि की जिगरािी प्रत्यक्ष या दकसी
मान्यता प्राप्त तीसरे पक्ष के माध्यम से तीसरे पक्ष के अिरूु पता मूल्यांकि पर अलग जवजियमों के माध्यम स े
करेगा।
(3) इि जवजियमों के अंतगडत दकसी चूक या जवचलि या कमी की जस्ट्थजत में, अजधकृत इकाई पेरोजलयम और
प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (िगर या स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जवतरण िेटवकड जबछािे, जिमाडण, संचालि
या जवस्ट्तार करि े के जलए इकाइयों को प्राजधकृत करिा) जवजियम, 2008 के जवजियम 16 के अंतगतड अजधकृत
इकाई चूककताड ईकाई के रूप म ेंअहतड ा प्राप्त करेगी।
बिते दक उप-जवजियम (3) म ेंजिजहत प्रदिया के बाविूि, ऐसे मामलों में:
(i) जिसमे इकाई की ओर से उल्लंघि सावडिजिक सुरक्षा के जलए आसन्न िोजखम उत्पन्न करता ह ैया
(ii) जिसमे बोडड सावडिजिक जहत में या राज्य सुरक्षा के जहत में यह जिधाडररत करता ह ै दक ऐसा करिा आवश्यक
ह,ै
‘बोडड’ इकाई को तत्काल उपचारात्मक कारडवाई करि े की आवश्यकता के अलावा, उि इकाई के पररचालि को
तत्काल जिलंजबत करिे का जिििे भी ि े सकता ह ैतथा ऐसे मामलों में, बोडड द्वारा इकाई की सुिवाई का अवसर
स्ट्थजगत दकया िा सकता ह ैऔर बाि में प्रिाि दकया िा सकता ह।ै
ध्याि ि ें 1: जियोजित पररयोििाओं म ें सभी ग्रीिफील्ड पररयोििाएं िाजमल होंगी और ब्राउिफील्ड
पररयोििाओं के मामल े म,ें भंडारण, हडैं नलगं या प्रसंस्ट्करण क्षमता म ें कोई वृजि, िििजि में वृजि या दकसी भी
स्ट्थापिा/सुजवधा के िोजखम स्ट्तर म ेंवृजि िाजमल होगी।
अंिि कुमार जमश्रा, सजचव
[जवज्ञापि-III/4/असा./280/2025-26]
पाि रटप्पणी :
1. मूल जवजियम, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (िगर या स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जवतरण
िेटवकड के जलए एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) जवजियम, 2013, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें दििांक 16
मई, 2013 को फा. सं. इन्रा/आईएमपी/सीिीडी/1/2013 के तहत प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (िगर या स्ट्थािीय प्राकृजतक गैस जवतरण िेटवकड के जलए
एकीकृत प्रबंधि प्रणाली) संिोधि जवजियम, 2020, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, धारा 4 में दििांक 24
िवंबर, 2020 को फा. सं. पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/13-आईएमएससीिीडी/(1)/2019 (पी-1384) के तहत
प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2025
F. No. PNGRB/Tech/18-penalty-T4SReg./(9)/2024/(E-5488)/2—In exercise of the powers conferred by
section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board hereby makes the following Regulations further to amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations,
2013, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement:[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity
Management System for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations,
2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for City or Local Natural Gas
Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2013, -
(a) existing Regulation 7, shall be substituted as under:
“
(1) There shall be an established comprehensive system to ensure compliance with the provisions of these
regulations, encompassing the conduct of technical and safety audits throughout the stages of design,
pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operation, and also on an ongoing basis, as
periodically specified.
(2) The Board shall monitor the compliance of these regulations, either directly or through an accredited
third party via separate regulations on third-party conformity assessment.
(3) In the event of any default or deviance or shortfall under these Regulations, the authorized entity shall
qualify as defaulting entity under the Regulation 16 of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution
Networks) Regulations, 2008.
Provided that, notwithstanding procedure contained in sub-regulation (3), in cases:
(i) where the violation on the part of the entity poses an imminent danger to public safety or
(ii) where the Board determines, in public interest or in the interest of State security, that it is so
required,
the Board may, apart from requiring the entity to take immediate remedial action, also direct for immediate
suspension of operations of the said entity and in such cases, an opportunity of being heard may be deferred
and afforded subsequently to the entity by the Board.
Note 1: Planned projects shall include all greenfield projects and, in the case of brownfield projects, shall
encompass any addition to storage, handling, or processing capacity, increase in manpower, or increase in
risk level of any installation/facility.
”
ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./280/2025-26]
Foot Note:
1. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for
City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2013, was published in Gazette of India, Part
III, Sec. 4, on 16th May, 2013, vide F. No. INFRA/IMP/CGD/1/2013.
2. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Integrity Management System for City or Local Natural
Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2020, was published in Gazette of India, Part III,
Sec.4, on 24th November, 2020, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/13-IMSCGD/(1)/2019 (P-1384).
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