New Delhi, March 27 -- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) Secretary Neeraj Mittal has written to Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories, outlining enhanced allocation of commercial LPG to support industrial activity amid evolving supply conditions.

"In addition to the existing 50 per cent allocation above, an additional 20 per cent is now proposed, that would bring the total commercial LPG allocation to 70 per cent of the pre-crisis level of the packed non-domestic LPG," ANI reported, citing the letter.

States have been asked to immediately avail of the 10 per cent reform-based allocation, if they have not already done so, which will increase the allocation to commercial and industrial LPG to 70 per cent, inclu...