New Delhi: The increasing tension between Iran and America has increased the concern of the whole world. Amidst this war-like environment, the Indian government has come into full action mode. To deal with any possible shortage in the country, the government has issued a major instruction to the public sector petroleum marketing companies. The government has clearly said that such a bumper stock of LPG (cooking gas) should be kept ready in the country, so that the nationwide demand of at least 30 days can be easily met. After this tension that started at the international level from last March, the government has also made major changes in many rules to LPG cylinders for the general public, which is very important for you to know.
Now arbitrariness will not work, people keeping PNG and LPG in the same house will be punished
According to the new rules, families who already have PNG (piped natural gas) connections in their homes may now have to surrender their LPG cylinder connections under any circumstances. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have launched a major campaign to stop misuse, hoarding and black marketing of domestic cylinders. Under this, those houses are being identified which are enjoying both PNG and LPG facilities at the same time. Under the new rules, having both connections at the same address is completely banned. People living in areas where PNG network has arrived will have to shift to PNG within the stipulated time, failing which their LPG supply will be stopped immediately or the connection will be automatically cancelled.
New formula of transfer voucher, big relief to tenants and employed people
Amidst this strictness, the Central Government has also given a big relief to the general public. Customers who have PNG connection are now being given an excellent option of ‘Transfer Voucher’ on deposit of LPG cylinder. The biggest advantage of this voucher will be that if in future you go to an area where there is no PNG pipeline, you will be able to get your old LPG connection back through this voucher. According to the rules, customers will have to leave the LPG connection within 30 days of the PNG connection and get this transfer voucher. This new amendment of the government will prove to be a boon for those people who are frequently transferred, like tenants, students, migrant laborers and central employees.
There has been an improvement in the previous strict order, now the fear of heavy fees is over.
Earlier, in the order issued by the government, customers having both PNG and LPG were asked to surrender their LPG connections immediately without any option. There was no facility like transfer voucher in that rule, so that the connection could be kept safe for future. For this reason people were afraid to deposit their LPG cylinders. Consumers were worried that if they went to a non-PNG area in future, they would have to visit offices to get a new connection and would also have to pay increased security fees. Now the government has completely eliminated this fear.
Cylinder refilling banned, now you will have to wait a long time for booking
Now booking and refilling of domestic LPG cylinders is being completely blocked in the houses where PNG pipelines are found active. For this, City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies and Oil Companies (OMCs) have linked their digital databases, due to which fraud is being detected immediately. Apart from this, to prevent shortage of gas in the market and its misuse, the government has also changed the lock-in period of LPG refilling. Now the time for re-booking the cylinder for urban customers has been increased from 21 days to 25 days, while for consumers in rural areas, this time limit has now been fixed at 45 days.
