Lok Sabha Question No. 4483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Shortage of LPG Cylinders in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Bishnu Pada Ray

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  March, 2026

## Shortage of LPG Cylinders in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

4483. Shri Bishnu Pada Ray:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम एवं Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  acute  shortage  of  LPG  cylinders  in  various parts of the UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands such as Guptapara, Wandoor, Ferrargunj Tehsil, Dairy Farm area of Sri Vijayapuram Tehsil, Car Nicobar and Campbell Bay etc.;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  address thegrievances and to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of LPG cylinders in the said areas; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  appoint  additional  full-fledged  LPG  distributors asper  the  prescribed  norms  and  to  issue  necessary  directions  to  the  concerned  authorities toensureuninterrupted and  timely supply  of  LPG  cylinders  across all  islands  and  if  so,  the detailsthereof along with the timeline fixed for implementation?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम एवं Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to (c): Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) has informed that Domestic LPG supplies in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are primarily managed by IOCL. IOCL LPG bottling plant at Port Blair supplies LPG cylindersto all distributors of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Appointment of LPG distributorships by the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) is a continuous process and locations for setting up of LPG distributorships are identified and advertised as per Unified Selection Guidelines for LPG distributorships (USG)- 2016. There are 10 LPG distributors currently operating in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The details of currently operating LPG distributorships are at Annexure-A .

Guptapara, Wandoor, Ferrargunj and Dairy Farm areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islandsare served  by  M/s  Priya  Indane.  Further,  Port  Blair  and  six  other  distant  markets  i.e. Mayabunder, Neil, Havelock, Hutbay, Car Nicobar and Campbell Bay, are served by M/s Consumers' Cooperative Stores Limited.

The  average  refill  delivery  time  in  the  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands  during  the  current financial  year  (April  2025-February  2026)  has  remained  less  than  one  day.  Further,total domestic LPG consumption in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has increased from 12,125 MT in FY 2024-25 (April 2024 to February 2025) to 12,698 MT in FY 2025-26 (April 2025 to February 2026).

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Annexure  referred  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4483  to  be answered  on  19.03.2026  regarding  'Shortage  of  LPG  Cylinders  in  Andaman  and  Nicobar Islands' asked by Shri Bishnu Pada Ray.

Details of currently serving LPG distributorships in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

|   Sl No | Distributorship Name                   | District             |
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Amphibian Gas Agency                   | South Andaman        |
|       2 | AsmaniIndane Service                   | North&Middle Andaman |
|       3 | G.K.Indane Service                     | South Andaman        |
|       4 | Ideal Indane                           | North&Middle Andaman |
|       5 | Naval Indane                           | South Andaman        |
|       6 | Priya Indane                           | South Andaman        |
|       7 | Reem Indane Service                    | South Andaman        |
|       8 | The Consumers Co-Op. Stores Ltd        | South Andaman        |
|       9 | Tribal Development Cooperative Society | Nicobar              |
|      10 | BambooflatIndaneGraminVitrak           | South Andaman        |

Source: IOCL on behalf of PSU OMCs