Gas retailers roll out incentives to promote PNG connections
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New Delhi: City gas distribution companies have rolled out incentives to encourage consumers to shift from LPG to piped natural gas (PNG) as part of the government’s efforts to ease pressure on LPG supplies.
Gas retailers have introduced promotional offers for new connections. Indraprastha Gas Ltd is offering domestic consumers free gas worth Rs500 if they take a PNG connection and start using it before March 31. Mumbai-based Mahanagar Gas Ltd has waived the Rs500 registration charge for domestic users and security deposits of Rs1–5 lakh for commercial customers. Similar initiatives have also been introduced by GAIL and BPCL, according to a senior Petroleum Ministry official.
Authorities said LPG supplies to domestic consumers remain stable and there are no reports of dry-outs at distributorships.
