If available, switch to PNG or lose LPG

The order, issued on Tuesday under the Essential Commodities Act and titled the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution Order, 2026, directs local area gas distributors to notify households via registered or speed post where pipeline infrastructure is already in place.

If a household does not apply for a PNG connection within three months of receiving such notice, “the LPG supply to such address shall cease,” the gazette notification said. Applications can be made by the lawful occupier or the owner of the premises.

The order provides one exemption: LPG supply will not be cut if the distributor issues a no-objection certificate certifying it is technically infeasible to provide a piped connection to that address.