A sudden crisis of commercial LPG cylinders has triggered alarm across many sectors, with restaurant associations in Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal saying that eateries could shut down within days if supplies are not restored quickly. 

The hostel industry sector said that the disruption has already started affecting operations in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata as hotels and restaurants struggle to secure cooking gas amid global supply disruptions due to Israel-Iran conflict.

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India tweets, "In light of current geopolitical disruptions to fuel supply and constraints on supply of LPG, the Ministry has issued orders to oil refineries for higher LPG production and using such extra production for domestic LPG use. The ministry has prioritised domestic LPG supply to households and introduced 25 day inter- booking period to avoid hoarding/black marketing. Non domestic supplies from imported LPG is being prioritised to essential non-domestic sectors such as Hospitals and Educational institutions. For LPG supply to other non-domestic sectors, a committee of three EDs of OMCs have been constituted to review the representations for LPG supply to restaurants/hotels/other industries".