Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Governor launches PNG supply as Chandigarh expands city gas network
Important people from a government group called the Gas Board visited Chandigarh to talk about bringing more natural gas to homes.
Natural gas is a cleaner fuel that people can use for cooking, instead of the heavy cylinders many homes use.
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria turned on the new gas supply at his own house, Raj Bhavan, to show how it works.
Almost five lakh families have already switched to natural gas.
More than five lakh extra families have asked to get natural gas since March this year.
The government wants more people to use natural gas because a crisis in West Asia has made the old fuel harder to get.
People are also being asked to use electric cooktops and to save energy.
The Gas Board also made a new pricing rule so that gas costs the same for everyone, no matter how far they live from the source.
This new rule started on April 1, 2023.
A PNGRB delegation led by Chairperson Anil Kumar Jain met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria in Chandigarh to review City Gas Distribution network expansion.
Governor Kataria formally inaugurated Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supply at Raj Bhavan as a milestone in clean energy adoption.
Close to 5 lakh new PNG connections have been gasified as consumers switched from LPG, with over 5.1 lakh additional registrations since March.
The government is expanding PNG connections in other cities to cut LPG dependence amid the West Asia crisis.
PNGRB proposed a new tariff policy for long-distance pipelines, with a unified tariff implemented since April 1, 2023.
- Who
- A Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) delegation led by Chairperson Anil Kumar Jain met with Punjab Governor and Union Territory Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria.
- What
- A high-level meeting to review expansion of the City Gas Distribution network, after which the Governor inaugurated PNG supply at Raj Bhavan.
- When
- Friday; a new unified pipeline tariff has been in effect since April 1, 2023.
- Where
- Chandigarh, India.
- Why
- To accelerate adoption of clean and convenient natural gas and reduce dependence on LPG amid the West Asia crisis.
- Event
- High-level meeting on City Gas Distribution network expansion
- Location
- Chandigarh
- PNGRB delegation lead
- Chairperson Anil Kumar Jain
- Host
- Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria
- PNG inauguration
- Raj Bhavan
- New PNG connections gasified
- Close to 5 lakh
- Additional registrations since March
- Over 5.1 lakh
- Unified pipeline tariff effective
- April 1, 2023