Oil marketing companies yet to issue new LPG connections to domestic consumers
Oil marketing companies in India are currently unable to issue new domestic LPG connections despite the normalization of supply chains. Consumers are facing significant hardships, forcing them to rely on expensive small cylinders or inefficient induction stoves.
Why it matters
The delay in essential utility services highlights ongoing supply chain bottlenecks and impacts the daily living standards of urban households.
Despite normalisation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies to both domestic and commercial customers, distributors said the oil marketing companies (OMCs) were yet to issue new domestic connections.
People, who have been waiting since March, when the conflict began in West Asia, said they were vexed.
“We got married in February, and I brought my wife Radha to Chennai in March. We have been managing with an induction stove given to us by our houseowner. It is slow and not all utensils can be used with an induction stove. Rarely, we use the houseowner’s gas stove. The gas agency suggested that we buy the small cylinder, but that is too costly for us,” said Uthanraj, who works at a provision store in the city.
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