Rural homes may get LPG cylinders at doorstep soon

The consumption of cleaner fuel becomes expensive and inconvenient owing to the the lack of home delivery of LPG cylinders in the rural areas.
Ever since Narendra Modi took charge of office as the Prime Minister, he has pushed his government to:
· Connect more consumers and cities with pipeline gas
· Increase penetration of LPG in rural areas
· Request well-off citizens to stop using subsidy on cooking gas so that funds can be used for the needy users (especially the ones residing in rural areas)
If we look at the number, the country has nearly 7 crore LPG consumers in rural areas and another 12 crore in urban India. Approximately 4,900 distributors look after rural consumers while 11,800 dealers serve in cities.
There is a high possibility to increase LPG consumption in rural areas, but the demand is limited owing to ineffective policies, lower affordability, poor access and consumer inconvenience.
Satwant Singh, a former executive director (LPG) at
In 2009, the government launched
Currently, the government has launched a comprehensive survey to understand the LPG consumption map of India and identify regions poorly covered by LPG distributors. The findings of survey and a follow-up direction will be shared with state oil companies for better identification of locations for dealerships and deeper penetration of LPG in rural and hilly areas.
Meanwhile, the
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