New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas recorded significant progress in 2025 across energy access, infrastructure development, cleaner fuels and upstream reforms, aligned with national priorities of energy access, efficiency, sustainability and security.

The Ministry oversees exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing of petroleum and natural gas, which remain critical to India's growing economy.

Universal access to clean cooking fuel remained a key focus under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). The number of beneficiaries reached about 10.35 crore as of 1 December 2025, Petroleum Ministry said in a year-end review on Friday.

To achieve saturation in access, the Government approved 25...