New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- In a significant move aimed at improving consumer choice and service standards, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is working on an LPG Interoperability Framework that will allow cooking gas users to switch between LPG suppliers - a system similar to mobile number portability in the telecom sector.

This could mean that a household using Indane Gas could, in the near future, seamlessly switch to Bharat Gas or HP Gas without having to surrender their existing connection.

PNGRB has now invited public comments on this proposal, with a rollout expected after final rules are framed.

According to PNGRB, while India has achieved near-universal LPG household coverage with over 32 crore active connectio...