LPG refill booking interval cut to 25 days for rural consumers too, Minister Suresh Gopi confirms
The Indian government has standardized the LPG refill booking interval to 25 days for both urban and rural consumers, removing the previous 45-day restriction for rural areas. This change follows an improvement in supply conditions after the easing of global supply pressures.
Why it matters
This policy change directly impacts household energy access and reflects the government's response to stabilizing global energy supply chains.
The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Monday (September 7, 2026) directed State-run oil marketing companies — Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) — to uniformly implement a 25-day inter-refill booking interval for domestic LPG consumers across both urban and rural areas, with immediate effect.
In a letter dated September 7, the Ministry said the move follows a considerable reduction in refill backlogs compared with the situation that prevailed when demand-management measures were first introduced.
Those measures had been put in place during the outbreak of the conflict in West Asia in February 2026, when the Ministry prescribed a booking interval of 25 days for urban consumers and 45 days for rural consumers as a temporary step to manage demand amid supply pressure.
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