Govt raises gas allocation for fertiliser sector to 90% as India set to get 62,000 tonnes LPG this week

India is scheduled to get two cargos of over 62,000 tonnes liquefied petroleum gas this week as oil companies continue to meet fuel demand of over 332 million households despite LPG supply crunch due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, government officials said on Monday.

Meanwhile, the government also raised allocation of gas for the fertiliser sector from about 70% to 90% from Monday, which will be supplied to them from the domestically produced natural gas, the officials said. Natural gas is both fuel and feedstock for fertiliser plants.