India is in the grip of a serious LPG crisis as a shortage of cooking gas cylinders continues to affect millions of households, hotels and businesses across the country. Long queues at gas agencies, hotel closures and rising prices have become common as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict and global energy market volatility take their toll (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2026-03-12 03:54 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
Reports of shortages of commercial LPG cylinders have surfaced in some regions following the escalation of conflict in West Asia, which has affected global shipping routes and fuel logistics
According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, domestic LPG production has been increased by about 25 per cent
The cooking gas crisis gripping India is leaving households, restaurants and businesses in a difficult spot
Long queues were seen at several gas agencies amid an ongoing LPG supply shortage in the country
Gas agencies struggle to meet demand as the LPG crisis leaves countless households without cooking fuel
With supply running thin, a delivery person in Chennai sets out on a cycle to deliver LPG cylinders to waiting households
Delivery personnel prepare to carry an LPG cylinder on a cycle amid an ongoing LPG supply shortage in the country, in Chennai
People gather to book LPG cylinders at an Indane gas agency, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
