Overview
- The regulator’s draft framework would reassign a booking after 24 hours to the nearest available distributor, even if it belongs to a different oil marketing company.
- Interoperability would cover Indane (IOC), Bharat Gas (BPCL) and HP Gas (HPCL) using standardized 14.2 kg cylinders and identical regulator fittings.
- Public comments are invited through mid-October, after which PNGRB intends to frame final rules and announce an implementation timeline.
- The proposal envisions phased pilots in select urban and rural areas to validate IT integration, process coordination and commercial arrangements across companies.
- PNGRB cites over 32 crore LPG connections and roughly 1.7 million annual complaints—many for delayed deliveries—as the case for a continuity-focused system.