**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the "Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2026," which became effective upon its publication on May 25, 2026. This order amends the 2000 regulation to address households transitioning from domestic LPG to piped natural gas (PNG). It mandates the immediate cessation of LPG refills and requires consumers to resolve their existing LPG connections within 30 days of obtaining a PNG connection.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to Supply and Distribution Rules**
* The document amends clause 3, sub-clause (5) of the principal "Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000."
* The order is issued under the authority of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
* **Restrictions on Dual Fuel Usage**
* Any person or household possessing a domestic LPG connection who subsequently obtains a PNG connection is strictly prohibited from taking any further LPG cylinder refills.
* This restriction takes effect "forthwith" upon the acquisition of the PNG connection.
* **Mandatory Compliance Deadlines**
* Affected consumers are granted a 30-day window from the date of obtaining a PNG connection to formalize the status of their LPG account.
* Consumers must choose one of two required actions: apply for the termination of the LPG connection or obtain a transfer voucher for future use in a non-PNG area.
**Impact Analysis**
**Domestic Consumers / Households**
**Impact**
Households are no longer permitted to maintain active, refillable LPG services once they have access to PNG. They are legally barred from ordering cylinder refills immediately after the transition to piped gas.
**Action Required**
Upon obtaining a PNG connection, consumers must stop taking LPG refills. Within 30 days, they must apply for the termination of their LPG connection or secure a transfer voucher specifically for use in areas not served by PNG.
**Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas / Regulatory Authorities**
**Impact**
The Ministry establishes a clear regulatory framework to prevent the overlap of domestic fuel supplies and to manage the transition toward PNG infrastructure.
**Action Required**
The authorities must oversee the implementation of these amendments and ensure that the 30-day compliance window for terminations and vouchers is enforced.
Key Entities Referenced
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2026: The specific regulatory amendment that mandates the termination of LPG connections or the procurement of transfer vouchers upon obtaining a PNG connection.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises its power to regulate the supply and distribution of LPG.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000: The principal policy document being amended to restrict LPG refills for households that have transitioned to Piped Natural Gas (PNG).
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The primary central ministry responsible for issuing and overseeing these regulations related to fuel supply and distribution.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 365] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, मई 25, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 4, 1948
No. 365] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026/JYAISTHA 4, 1948
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 25 मई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 406(अ).— केंद्र सरकार एति ् द्वारा आवश्यक वस्ट्तु अजधजनयम, 1955 (1955 का 10) की धारा 3
द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए तरलीकृत पेरोजलयम गैस (आपूर्ति एवं जवतरण का जवजनयमन) आिेि, 2000 म ेंऔर
संिोधन करने हते ु जनम्नजलजखत आिेि करती ह,ै अर्ाित्:—
1. (1) इस आिेि को तरलीकृत पेरोजलयम गैस (आपूर्ति और जवतरण का जवजनयमन) संिोधन आिेि, 2026 कहा
िाएगा।
(2) यह आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ेंइसके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होगा।
2. उि आिेि के खंड 3 म,ें उप-खंड( 5) के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-खडं प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाित:् —:
“(5) कोई व्यजि या गृहस्ट्र्ी, जिसके पास घरेलू तरलीकृत पेरोजलयम गैस (एलपीिी) कनेक्िन हो और तत्पश्चात
जिसने पाइप्ड प्राकृजतक गैस (पीएनिी) कनेक्िन प्राप्त कर जलया हो, वह तत्काल प्रभाव से घरेलू तरलीकृत
पेरोजलयम गैस (एलपीिी) जसलेंडर का ररदिल प्राप्त नहीं करेगा तर्ा पाइप्ड प्राकृजतक गैस (पीएनिी) कनेक्िन
3691 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
प्राप्त करन े की तारीख स े तीस दिनों के भीतर या तो एलपीिी कनेक्िन समाप्त करन े हते ु आवेिन करेगा अर्वा
भजवष्य में गैर-पीएनिी क्षेत्र में एलपीिी कनेक्िन प्राप्त करन ेके जलए स्ट्र्ानांतरण वाउचर प्राप्त करेगा।”
[िा. सं. एम-13017(11)/3/2026-एलपीिी-पीएनिी]
रमेि कृष्णा, अवर सजचव
नोट – मख्ु य अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) सा..का.जन. 487(अ),
दिनांक 26 अप्रैल,2000 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई र्ी तर्ा तत्पश्चात उस म ेंजनम्नजलजखत संिोधन दकए गए:—
(1) सा.का.जन. 177(अ), दिनाकं 6 माच,ि 2002;
(2) सा.का.जन. 730(अ), दिनाकं 22 नवम्बर, 2007;
(3) सा.का.जन. 655(अ), दिनाकं 10 जसतम्बर, 2009;
(4) सा.का.जन. 452(अ), दिनाकं 26 मई, 2010;
(5) सा.का.जन. 718(अ), दिनाकं 26 जसतम्बर, 2011;
(6) सा.का.जन. 647(अ), दिनाकं 22 अगस्ट्त, 2012;
(7) सा.का.जन. 791(अ), दिनाकं 25 अक्टूबर, 2012;
(8) सा.का.जन. 781(अ), दिनाकं 16 दिसम्बर, 2013;
(9) सा.का.जन. 721(अ), दिनाकं 14 अक्टूबर, 2014; तर्ा
(10) का.आ. 1333(अ), दिनाकं 14 माच,ि 2026[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th May, 2026
G.S.R. 406(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Liquefied Petroleum Gas
(Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000, namely: —
1. (1) This Order may be called the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment
Order, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000, in clause 3, for sub-clause (5),
the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely: —
“(5) A person or household having a domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connection and subsequently having
obtained a piped natural gas (PNG) connection shall not forthwith take a refill of domestic liquefied petroleum
gas (LPG) cylinder and shall also, within thirty days from the date of obtaining a PNG connection, either apply
for termination of the LPG connection or take a transfer voucher for a future LPG connection in a non-PNG area."
[F. No. M-13017(11)/3/2026-LPG-PNG]
RAMESH KRISHNA, Under Secy.
Note. —The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 487(E), dated the 26th April, 2000 and was subsequently amended as
follows: –
1. G.S.R. 177(E), dated the 6th March, 2002;
2. G.S.R. 730(E), dated the 22nd November, 2007;
3. G.S.R. 655(E), dated the 10th September, 2009;
4. G.S.R. 452(E), dated the 26th May, 2010;
5. G.S.R. 718(E), dated the 26th September, 2011;
6. G.S.R. 647(E), dated the 22nd August, 2012;
7. G.S.R. 791(E), dated the 25th October, 2012;
8. G.S.R. 781(E), dated the 16th December, 2013;
9. G.S.R. 721(E), dated the 14th October, 2014; and
10. S.O. 1333(E), dated the 14th March, 2026.
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