New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The government has proposed relaxing rules for industrial gas cylinder storage and licensing, including removing some compliance requirements and allowing higher stacking of industrial cylinders under defined safety norms.

In a draft notification, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the ministry of commerce and industry has proposed amendments to the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, framed under the Explosives Act, 1884. One of the significant changes proposed is the omission of Rule 48 of the gas cylinders rules, which currently requires a no objection certificate (NOC) from local authorities for the grant of licences, including for storage of compressed gases.

Easing storage norms ...