New Delhi, April 29 -- Auto LPG sales in the country recorded a surge of nearly 100 per cent in April compared to the start of the year, even as the government maintained steady domestic supplies despite the ongoing geopolitical crisis in West Asia.

Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery) in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, while addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on Wednesday, noted that the daily average sale of auto LPG rose to approximately 353 tonnes in April, a sharp climb from the average of 177 tonnes per day recorded during January and February.

"In the month of April, there is a sale of approximately 353 tonnes per day. And in the months of January and February, the sale of auto LPG was on an av...