LPG prices have reacted faster than petrol and diesel to the Middle East conflict. Domestic and industrial prices have both gone up. So, the government is using the Essential Commodities Act to protect cooking gas supplies.
The reason is simple. India depends heavily on imports to meet its LPG demand. In 2024–25, imports met 66% of the country’s domestic needs.
That dependence is made riskier by where the gas comes from. As much as 92% of India’s LPG imports came from the Middle East in the same year. The UAE alone accounted for 40%, followed by Qatar at 22%. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait contributed 15% each.
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With commercial LPG supply restricted across India, restaurants are rationing fuel, trimming menus, and shortening hours as they prepare for possible shutdowns. Induction cooktops are replacing gas burners, biryani is being slow cooked, and in some kitchens the sigri is back.
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Indians queued up outside cooking gas distribution centres amid fears of a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas, as concerns over energy supplies grow following the ongoing crisis in the Middle East
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