India, March 13 -- Amid the LPG shortage across India, the Government has temporarily reintroduced kerosene for households and coal for hotels and restaurants due to disruptions in energy supply from Gulf countries. An additional 48,000 kilolitres of kerosene have been allocated to States on top of the regular quarterly quota of one lakh kl for cooking fuel.

Environmental authorities have also approved the temporary use of biomass, RDF pellets, kerosene, and coal as alternate fuel in the hospitality and restaurant sector for one month. This is the first increase in kerosene allocation in over a decade, temporarily reversing the Government's long-term plan to phase out the subsidised fuel.

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