The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has clearly said that the situation of petroleum and LPG supply in India is completely safe and under control. There is ample supply with all retail fuel outlets. There is no shortage of petrol, diesel or LPG anywhere in the country. The ministry has appealed to citizens not to be misled by the mischievous, coordinated campaign being deliberately run to spread misinformation.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas categorically states that India’s petroleum and LPG supply situation is fully secure and under control. All retail fuel outlets have enough supplies. There is no shortage of petrol, diesel, or LPG anywhere in the country. The Ministry calls… pic.twitter.com/nzwb0a4TNR
— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2026
PIB’s press release states that India is the world’s 4th largest refiner and 5th largest exporter of petroleum products, supplying refined fuel to more than 150 countries. Since India is a net exporter to the world, the availability of domestic petrol and diesel is structurally assured. All over one lakh retail fuel outlets across the country are open and distributing fuel without any interruption.
How many days of stock left? The government told
The government said that contracts for the supply of crude oil for the next 60 days have already been signed by Indian oil companies. India has a total reserve capacity of 74 days and the actual stock cover is currently around 60 days. This also includes crude oil, products and dedicated strategic reserves in caves, while we are on the 27th day of the Middle East crisis. The purchase of crude oil for the next 2 months has also been secured.
There is no shortage of LPG in the country: Government
The government has clarified that there is no shortage of LPG in the country. Following the LPG control order issued by the Ministry, domestic refinery production has increased by 40%, taking the daily LPG production to 50 TMT i.e. more than 60% of our requirement against the total daily requirement of about 80 TMT. Oil companies are successfully delivering more than 50 lakh cylinders every day. Due to panic orders by consumers, the demand for cylinders had reached 89 lakh cylinders and now has come down again to 50 lakh cylinders.