India faces LPG shortage and tells refiners to boost production

India is dealing with a shortage of cooking gas, known as LPG. The government has told oil refineries to increase their production of LPG and to prioritize supplying it to households over other industries.

To manage the shortage, officials are also telling people who have access to piped natural gas in their homes to use that instead of LPG cylinders. They have also barred households with piped gas from getting new LPG connections.