India, March 2 -- The government on Thursday said over 55,000 PNG connections have been gasified across 110 geographical areas in the past five days, while more than 4.3 lakh 5 kg FTL cylinders have been sold since March 23, reflecting accelerated rollout and consumption.

To support the transition from LPG to PNG, an additional 10% allocation of commercial LPG has been extended to states and Union Territories, with further allocations under consideration for reform-oriented regions. Currently, eight states/UTs are receiving this enhanced allocation, while proposals from three more are being evaluated, according to the Petroleum Ministry.

The ministry highlighted that all refineries are operating at high capacity with adequate crude inve...