India, March 29 -- Petrol and diesel stocks continued to be adequate at retail pumps across the country, the petroleum ministry said on Saturday, even as a panel of Union ministers overseeing supplies - gas to fertilisers - assessed measures to boost availability amid the West Asian war, defence minister Rajnath Singh said in a tweet.

Distribution of LPG cylinders, used by 333 million households for daily cooking, has remained "normal" with outlets delivering about 5.4 million refills on Friday, the petroleum ministry said in a statement.

At the same time, allocation of LPG for commercial use, initially pared to shield households, has gone up to "70% of pre-crisis levels", the ministry said. The total commercial share includes 20% alloc...