India's oil marketing companies impose 21-day booking gap on domestic LPG
Change
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) introduced a 21-day lock-in between domestic LPG cylinder bookings, effective from Friday, to stop repeat panic bookings.
Why it matters
The restriction prevents households from rapidly accumulating spare cylinders, removing the option to top up supplies multiple times within three weeks. Distribution and refill operations must shift from handling concentrated surge orders to maintaining steady, scheduled replenishment cycles.
Implications
- • Registered domestic LPG consumers must plan refill timing and conserve existing cylinders because they will be unable to secure another booking within the 21-day window.
- • LPG distributors' delivery schedulers must reschedule routes and spread deliveries over the coming weeks to avoid missed drop-offs and delivery backlogs.
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