Date: 2026-02-17Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Notification in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3 Sub Section ii amending the Notification S.O. No. 2133 E of the Government of India dated 2nd June 2021
**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, dated February 17, 2026, directs oil companies to sell ethanol-blended motor spirit (petrol) up to 20% ethanol content. The blending must adhere to Bureau of Indian Standards specifications and maintain a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95. This notification supersedes an earlier notification and comes into effect on April 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Supersession of Previous Notification:** This notification supersedes the Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas notification S.O. number 2133 (E), dated June 2, 2021.
* **Ethanol Blending Directive:**
* Oil companies are directed to sell ethanol-blended motor spirit (petrol) in states and union territories.
* The ethanol percentage must be up to 20%.
* The blend must meet the Bureau of Indian Standards specifications.
* The blend must have a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95.
* **Special Circumstances Exception:** The central government may allow oil companies to sell ethanol-blended petrol meeting RON specifications as per the Bureau of Indian Standards for specific periods and regions.
* **Effective Date:** This notification comes into effect on April 1, 2026.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Oil Companies**
* **Impact:** Required to sell ethanol-blended motor spirit (petrol) adhering to specific standards.
* **Action Required:** Must ensure ethanol-blended petrol sold complies with Bureau of Indian Standards specifications, maintains a minimum RON of 95, and falls within the 20% ethanol content limit.
**Stakeholder: Consumers**
* **Impact:** Will have access to ethanol-blended motor spirit (petrol).
* **Action Required:** No specific action required.
**Stakeholder: States and Union Territories**
* **Impact:** Ethanol blended motor spirit (petrol) will be sold in their jurisdictions.
* **Action Required:** No specific action required.
**Stakeholder: Bureau of Indian Standards**
* **Impact:** Their standards are referenced for the production of ethanol blended motor spirit (petrol).
* **Action Required:** No specific action required.
Key Entities Referenced
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: Provides the legal basis for regulating the supply and distribution of essential commodities.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The central government ministry responsible for this notification regarding ethanol-blended motor spirit.
Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply and Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices), Order, 2005: The order under which the powers are exercised to regulate the sale of ethanol-blended motor spirit.
Ethanol Blended Motor Spirit: The commodity regulated by this notification.
Bureau of Indian Standards: Sets the standards that the ethanol-blended motor spirit must meet
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 820] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, फरवरी 17, 2026/माघ 28, 1947
No. 820] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026/MAGHA 28, 1947
पट्रे ोलियम एव ंप्राकृलिक गसै मत्रं ािय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 17 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 860(अ).— आवश्यक वस्िु अलिलियम, 1955 (1955 का 10) की िारा 3 के साथ पठिि मोटर लस्पठरट
और उच्च वेग डीजि (प्रदाय और लविरण का लवलियमि और अिाचार लिवारण) आदशे , 2005 के अिच्ु छेद 6 द्वारा प्रदत्त
शलियों का प्रयोग करि े हुए, और भारि के राजपत्र, असािारण भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खडं (ii) म ें का.ज्ञा. संख्या 2133
(अ), ददिांक 2 जिू , 2021 द्वारा प्रकालशि भारि सरकार, पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृलिक गैस मंत्रािय की अलिसूचिा का
अलिक्रमण करिे हुए, ऐस े अलिक्रमण स े पहिे काठरि अथवा अकाठरि कायों के लसवाय, केंद्रीय सरकार एिद्द्वारा लिदशे दिे ी
ह ै दक िेि कंपलियां राज्यों और केंद्र शालसि प्रदेशों म ें भारिीय मािक ब्यूरो के लवलिर्दिष्टों और 95 का न्यूििम अिुसंिाि
ऑक्टेि संख्या (आरओएि) के अिुसार बीस प्रलिशि िक एथिे ॉि युि एथेिॉि लमलिि मोटर लस्पठरट का लवक्रय कर सकेंगी:
बशिे दक केंद्र सरकार लवशेष पठरलस्थलियों म,ें ििे कंपलियों को भारिीय मािक ब्यूरो के अिुसार आरओएि
लवलिर्दिष्टों को पूरा करिे वािी एथेिॉि लमलिि पेट्रोि को लवलिर्दिष्ट अवलि और क्षेत्रों हिे ु लवक्रय की अिुमलि द ेसकिी ह।ै
2. यह अलिसूचिा 1 अप्रिै , 2026 स ेप्रवृत्त होगी।
[फा. स.ं पी-13032(17)/5/2024-सीसी-भाग(1) (ई-55075)]
रोलहि माथुर, संयुि सलचव
1191 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th February, 2026
S.O. 860(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of
1955) read with paragraph 6 of Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply and Distribution and
Prevention of Malpractices), Order, 2005, and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide
S.O. number 2133 (E), dated the 2nd June, 2021, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such
supersession, the Central Government hereby directs that the oil companies shall sell Ethanol Blended Motor Spirit with
percentage of Ethanol up to twenty per cent as per the Bureau of Indian Standards specifications and having minimum
Research Octane Number (RON) of 95, in the States and the Union territories:
Provided that the Central Government may, in special circumstances, allow the oil companies to sell Ethanol
Blended Petrol meeting the RON specifications as per Bureau of Indian Standards, for specified period and regions.
2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st April, 2026.
[F. No. P-13032(17)/5/2024-CC-Part(1) (E-55075)]
ROHIT MATHUR, Jt. Secy.
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