Chandigarh, March 24 The Haryana government is taking strict action against those involved in the black marketing of cooking gas cylinders, with eight FIRs registered so far and 825 LPG cylinders seized, officials said on Tuesday.
Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Rajesh Nagar assured citizens on Tuesday that there is no shortage of domestic LPG supply in the state and there is no need to panic.
He said that any irregularity related to LPG supply is being addressed urgently.
The minister stated that the state government has taken strict action against black marketing and the illegal use of LPG cylinders.
"So far, eight FIRs have been registered, 52 individuals have been found involved, and 825 cylinders have been seized," he said, according to an official statement.
He emphasised that the government has a zero-tolerance approach towards black marketing and the misuse of LPG cylinders.
The minister also clarified that the supply of petrol, diesel, and domestic LPG in the state is completely normal, warning that strict action will be taken against those spreading rumours.
Out of the 825 domestic LPG cylinders seized, 131 were from Jhajjar, 109 from Mahendragarh, 86 from Ambala, 21 from Bhiwani, 2 from Faridabad, 71 from Fatehabad, 75 from Gurugram, 39 from Hisar, 17 from Jind, 10 from Kaithal, 44 from Karnal, 21 from Kurukshetra, 16 from Nuh, 23 from Panipat, 21 from Rewari, 98 from Rohtak, 12 from Sirsa, 12 from Sonipat, and 17 from Yamunanagar, the statement said, quoting a spokesperson of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.
Seven FIRs have been registered in Faridabad and one in Sonipat, and three vehicles have been seized during the crackdown, it added.
The spokesperson further said that in the past six days, oil marketing companies supplied 61,034 domestic LPG cylinders of 14.2 kg, and the current stock at bottling plants stands at over 9.82 lakh domestic cylinders.
Regarding commercial LPG, he said that in the past 25 days, 848 commercial cylinders of 19 kg were supplied, and the current stock at bottling plants stands at over 1.79 cylinders.
The supply of petrol, diesel, and domestic LPG across Haryana is running smoothly, and major oil companies -- Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) -- have sufficient stock available, the spokesperson added.