India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Government of India has today approved the an Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections, a major initiative aimed at bringing clean, safe and affordable piped cooking gas to households across the country. Effective from 1 September 2026, the Scheme is designed to fast-track the expansion of active PNG connections ensuring that more families can start using piped natural gas in their kitchens at the earliest.

How this will benefit the common people

Currently, there are 1.74 crore Domestic PNG connections across the country. The new Scheme directly incentivises the City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies to actively convert unbilled connections into working...