India continues to provide fuel to consumers at among the lowest prices globally despite geopolitical challenges and disruptions to international supply chains, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday…reports Asian Lite News Desk
Puri made the remarks during a meeting with LPG distributors at his residence, where he heard their suggestions and concerns about the country’s energy distribution network.
Describing distributors and their teams as the backbone of India’s energy supply system, the minister said they played a vital role in ensuring uninterrupted fuel access for millions of households.
He praised their willingness to embrace change and their contribution to India’s energy transformation.
Puri said India’s LPG sector had undergone significant expansion under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The number of LPG connections has increased from around 13 crore in 2014 to more than 32 crore currently, including over 10 crore connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, he said.
He added that domestic fuel supplies had remained protected despite geopolitical tensions and global supply chain disruptions, preventing shortages, particularly among poorer and underprivileged households.
In a separate post on X, Puri highlighted the impact that higher international energy prices could have had on Indian consumers.
He said diesel prices would have increased by Rs 54 per litre, petrol by Rs 19 per litre and domestic LPG cylinders by Rs 495 if the full burden of global price increases had been passed on to consumers.
Instead, diesel and petrol prices increased by Rs 7 per litre each, while LPG prices rose by Rs 89 per cylinder, according to the minister.
Puri also said LNG prices increased by Rs 10 instead of Rs 25.
He maintained that the government and oil companies had absorbed part of the impact of rising global energy prices to protect households, farmers and the transport sector from a heavier financial burden
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