Rajnath Singh chairs meeting to review energy availability amid West Asia conflict

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday chaired a meeting of Informal Group of Ministers and reviewed India's preparedness in light of the ongoing West Asia conflict.

The meeting assessed potential risks to energy availability, essential commodities, infrastructure resilience, and the stability of supply chains.

"A meeting of an IGoM (Informal Group of Ministers) constituting several senior ministers was held today to review the risks to energy supplies, domestic availability of essential commodities, critical infrastructure resilience and robustness of India’s supply chains in the wake of the ongoing conflict in West Asia," Singh posted on X.

"There was in-depth discussion on all the measures being taken by the Government of India. The NDA Government under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the situation and it is committed to safeguard the Indian people from any impact of the conflict," he posted.

The Prime Minister constituted several informal groups of ministers to review the impact of the West Asia conflict on India and take quick decisions to help the people of the country.

The Petroleum and Natural Gas said that adequate stocks of petrol and diesel are available at all fuel pumps in the country. The delivery of domestic LPG cylinders remains normal and over 54 Lakh LPG refills delivered on Friday. The commercial LPG cylinder allocation increased to 70% of pre-crisis levels, a statement said.