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Centre Sets Maximum LPG Production Targets for 21 Refineries
Every home needs gas for cooking, and that gas is called LPG.
The government of India has decided how much LPG the country's factories can make.
They made a rule that sets the biggest amount each factory may produce.
This rule covers 21 different factories that make gas.
If all those factories work at their limit, they can make 63,810 tonnes of gas in one day.
That is a whole lot of gas — enough for many, many homes.
It is more than twice the amount of gas made domestically in the last fiscal year.
That amount is also about 70 out of every 100 parts of the gas the whole country uses every day.
So the country plans to produce much more gas at home than it did before.
The government says factories can make at most this much gas every day.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has fixed maximum LPG production levels for 21 refineries and upstream companies.
The combined production potential set by the directive is 63,810 tonnes per day.
This is more than double the domestic LPG output recorded in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.
The fixed production levels represent about 70 per cent of the country's daily LPG consumption.
The directive applies maximum production ceilings rather than minimum quotas for the listed firms.
- Who
- The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the directive, covering 21 refineries and upstream companies.
- What
- Maximum daily LPG production levels were set, with combined production potential of 63,810 tonnes per day.
- Where
- India; applies to 21 refineries and upstream companies, covering about 70 per cent of the country's daily consumption.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Why
- To fix maximum LPG production levels for refineries and upstream firms; the underlying policy rationale is not stated in the article.
Key facts
- Issuing authority
- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Coverage
- 21 refineries and upstream companies
- Combined production potential
- 63,810 tonnes per day
- Comparison to fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
- More than double the domestic LPG output
- Share of daily national consumption
- About 70 per cent
- Product
- LPG (cooking gas)










