New Delhi, March 11 -- Union home secretary Govind Mohan on Wednesday directed the chief secretaries of all states and union territories (UTs) and their director generals of police (DGPs) to monitor the supply of LPG and ensure there is no black marketing or hoarding, people familiar with the development said.

Mohan also asked the states/UTs to ensure there is no breakdown of law and order in the sale and distribution of LPG cylinders, they said.

The meeting, convened virtually around 3 pm, comes after reports of a shortage of gas cylinders started coming from various parts of the country, even as the government said in a briefing that it is monitoring the global situation and taking necessary steps to ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies...