India, March 11 -- Even as the government has been taking steps to avoid panic-buying and black-marketing of LPG, restaurants as well as hotel owners across the country have been severely affected by the shortage of commercial cylinders due to authorities giving priority to domestic gas supply.

Industry insiders pointed out that the government prioritising domestic gas supply to households has impacted the deliveries of commercial gas cylinders to restaurants.

However, the Centre and oil companies said the gas stock was sufficient and there was no cause for panic. The government has also issued direction to increase LPG production by 10 per cent.

Eateries in Maharashtra's Mumbai, Karnataka's Bengaluru, NCR's Gurugram etc. have started ...