Bengaluru, March 24 -- The state government on Monday said it would immediately allocate about 20% of the state's daily commercial LPG supply to hotels and other commercial establishments.

State food and civil supplies minister KH Muniyappa said that around 10,000 commercial cylinders would be supplied daily to hotels, restaurants, industrial canteens and dhabas following discussions with oil marketing companies. The decision comes as the hospitality sector struggles with a severe supply crunch that has disrupted operations for weeks.

"On an average, about 45,000 commercial cylinders were being used by hotels in the State. Following a discussion with oil marketing companies today (Monday), it has been decided that about 10,000 commercia...