Telangana Civil Supplies Minister assures adequate supply of LPG to domestic consumers

Hyderabad: Telangana Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday assured that LPG would be supplied adequately to domestic consumers and directed district officials to take steps against black marketing.

Reddy, who held a meeting with senior officials on cooking gas and facing water shortage during summer, said government officials should take steps to dispel any misconceptions among people.

He asserted that tough measures would be taken against black marketing of LPG.

He also assured that LPG would be supplied adequately to hospitals and government hospitals, according to an official release.

Meanwhile, Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao instructed officials to take up a daily review of LPG supply and vigilance by police at gas agencies to prevent black marketing.

He said currently there are 1.29 crore domestic connections and that adequate stocks are available as per demand.

He said oil marketing companies should take measures to ensure prompt supply to the consumers.

State Civil Supplies Commissioner Stephen Ravindra, representatives of HPCL, IOCL, BPCL and other officials attended the meeting.