State needs 16.2 lakh lPG cylinders a month

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The State has a total requirement of 16,26,200 liquefied Petroleum Gas (lPG) cylinders per month for cooking purposes, informed Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Kumar Dasburma in the Assembly on Saturday.Replying to a question of Congress member Tara Prasad Bahinipati, the Minister said various oil distribution companies are now supplying 16,30,000 lPG cylinder against the requirement of the State every month. The data was available from various oil distribution companies, he informed.
Of the total need, Koraput district meeds 39,000 lPG cylinders every month. Consumers don’t wait for months to get cylinders and there are no verified eligible applicants waiting for lPG connection, Dasburma added.
Daily Pioneer
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